update credentials section in ilo files. Add sync_data script .

Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com>

personal/cron_scripts/ilo_status.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import argparse
+import configparser
+import os
+import sys
+import urllib3
+import redfish
+
+# Suppress SSL warnings for self-signed iLO certificates
+urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Get the power status of an HPE server via iLO Redfish")
+parser.add_argument("hostname", help="iLO hostname or IP address")
+parser.add_argument("-c", "--credentials", default="/etc/ilo_credentials",
+                    help="Path to credentials file (default: /etc/ilo_credentials)")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+# Read credentials from file (chmod 600 recommended: sudo chmod 600 /etc/ilo_credentials)
+# File format:
+#   [ilo]
+#   username = root
+#   password = yourpassword
+cred_path = args.credentials
+if not os.path.exists(cred_path):
+    print(f"Error: credentials file not found: {cred_path}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read(cred_path)
+try:
+    LOGIN_ACCOUNT = config.get("ilo_credentials", "username", fallback="root")
+    LOGIN_PASSWORD = config.get("ilo_credentials", "password")
+except (configparser.NoSectionError, configparser.NoOptionError) as e:
+    print(f"Error reading credentials file: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+BASE_URL = f"https://{args.hostname}"
+
+REDFISHOBJ = redfish.RedfishClient(
+    base_url=BASE_URL,
+    username=LOGIN_ACCOUNT,
+    password=LOGIN_PASSWORD,
+)
+REDFISHOBJ.login(auth="session")
+
+sys_response = REDFISHOBJ.get("/redfish/v1/Systems/1/")
+power_state = sys_response.dict.get("PowerState", "Unknown")
+
+print(f"Power State: {power_state}")
+
+REDFISHOBJ.logout()