You probably have a blank line in your serverlist.txt, resulting in $server being null:
ping .localdomain PING .localdomain(localhost (::1%1)) 56 data bytes 64 bytes from localhost (::1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.017 ms 64 bytes from localhost (::1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 9:22 PM, Nadim Hoque <nadimho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fellow Pluggers, > > So I am trying to perform a remote poweroff command and for some reason the > host powers itself off. I am able to run another command such as yum just > fine but when I try to execute the poweroff command the host turns off as > well. Below is the script that I am running > > > > #!/bin/bash > > for server in $(cat serverlist.txt); do > ssh $server.localdomain 'yum update -y && poweroff' > done > > Also note that the serverlist.txt does not contain the host itself. Thanks > for the help. > > Nadim Hoque > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
