Problem with Cisco 4000 with CatOS 7.6

[Len]

Cisco Cat OS 7.6 does not use write mem, all commands are written 
immediately,  you can see write mem isn't in the command reference guide 
for that relase.


http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/products_command_reference_chapter09186a00801fd92d.html#wp999860

_L

Peter Yardley wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Cisco 4000 which I recently upgraded to CatOS 7.6. after the 
> upgrade rancid stopped
> working.  The problem seems to be that it misses the "write term" command.
> 
> bash-2.05a$ cat5rancid -d cisco-4003
> executing clogin -t 90 -c"show version;show boot;show flash;dir 
> bootflash:;dir slot0:;dir slot1:;dir sup-bootflash:;dir 
> sup-microcode:;show module;show port ifindex;write term all;write term" 
> cisco-4003-1-1709-1
> PROMPT MATCH: cisco-4003-1-1709-1>
> HIT COMMAND:cisco-4003-1-1709-1> (enable) show version
>    In ShowVersion: cisco-4003-1-1709-1> (enable) show version
> ...
> HIT COMMAND:cisco-4003-1-1709-1> (enable) write term all
>    In WriteTerm: cisco-4003-1-1709-1> (enable) write term all
> cisco-4003-1-1709-1: missed cmd(s): write term
> cisco-4003-1-1709-1: missed cmd(s): write term
> 
> **** If I use clogin to issue the write term command it is often not 
> echoed on the console.
> 
> bash-2.05a$ clogin -c"write term" cisco-4003
> cisco-4003
> spawn telnet cisco-4003
> Trying X.X.X.X...
> Connected to cisco-4003
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 
> Cisco Systems, Inc. Console
> 
> Unauthorised access is prohibited and will be prosecuted
> 
> User Access Verification
> 
> Username: rancid
> Password:
> cisco-4003> (enable)
> cisco-4003> (enable) set length 0
> Screen length for this session set to 0.
> cisco-4003> (enable)  set logging session disable
> System logging messages will not be sent to the current login session.
> cisco-4003> (enable)
> cisco-4003> (enable)..............
> 
> ..........................
> ..........................
> ..
> 
> begin
> 
> **** If I use clogin interactively ....
> 
> bash-2.05a$ clogin  cisco-4003
> cisco-4003
> spawn telnet cisco-4003
> Trying X.X.X.X...
> Connected to cisco-4003.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 
> Cisco Systems, Inc. Console
> 
> Unauthorised access is prohibited and will be prosecuted
> 
> User Access Verification
> 
> Username: rancid
> Password:
> cisco-4003> (enable)
> cisco-4003> (enable) write term
> This command shows non-default configurations only.
> Use 'write terminal all' to show both default and non-default 
> configurations.
> ...............
> 
> ..........................
> ..........................
> ..
> 
> begin
> 
> **** It looks clogin is not recognising the output from write term 
> correctly, could this be so?
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter.
>