[98642] in RedHat Linux List
Re: A script problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rick L. Mantooth)
Mon Nov 9 22:29:00 1998
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 21:26:50 -0600 (CST)
From: "Rick L. Mantooth" <rickdman@cyberramp.net>
To: Zoki <zokiphoto@magic.fr>
cc: Red Hat Users List <redhat-list@redhat.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9811091701400.8047-100000@winbuster.magic.fr>
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Zoki,
Just because I haven't seen it and I'd do it this way ;)
#!/bin/sh
#
case ${LOGNAME} in # Some 'nixes use ${USER}, some don't.
zokiphoto)
commands ;
;;
root)
commands ;
;;
*)
exit stuff ;
;;
esac
Rick
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Zoki wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Zoki wrote:
>
> ->I can't seem to understand where I'm making the mistake in the next
> ->script. Basically, it has to test for the username and accordingly start
> ->other scripts. I figured out I should be using "id", export it and then do
> ->an if construction to test for the name of the user. The script seems to
> ->scip the "testing part" and goes straight to the else statement. Where
> ->would be the problem? Keep in mind I'm only starting with scripting.
> ->
> ->
> ->********* The script *********************
> ->
> ->#!/bin/sh
> ->
> ->if [ '/usr/bin/id -un' = "zokiphoto" ]; then
> -> ### commands ###
> ->elif [ '/usr/bin/id -un' = "root" ]; then
> -> ### commands ###
> ->else
> -> ### exit message ###
> ->exit 1
> ->fi
>
>
> *** I couldn't sit still so I went on messing around with the script. At
> this point it works, but I still would like to get feedback if it's done
> according to the rules. This is the solution I found:
>
> ********* The script *********************
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> '/usr/bin/id -un'=USER
>
> if [ "$USER" = "zokiphoto" ]; then
> ### commands ###
> elif [ "$USER" = "root" ]; then
> ### commands ###
> else
> ### exit message ###
> exit 1
> fi
>
> Is it okay?
>
> Zoki.
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