On Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:13:40 -0600 "R. Quenett" wrote: > I'd like to run an elementary script with joeuser permissions but > switch to root for a couple of lines and then switch back to joeuser. > I've found that su runs in a script and prompts for a password (of > course:). Could someone please show me the syntax for providing the > password to su as part of the script?
Here is a script I use... ------------------------- #!/bin/sh cd /tmp/untar cp /archive/linux/$1.tar.gz . tar -xvzf $1.tar.gz cd $1 perl Makefile.PL make make test su root -c "make install UNINST=1" exit -------------------------- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Alan K. Jackson | To see a World in a Grain of Sand | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, | | www.ajackson.org | Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand | | Houston, Texas | And Eternity in an hour. - Blake | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
