Shell Script

[Invernizzi]

I am trying to run a Shell Scrip but I can't get beyond the root password. When I run the scrip, it promps the password and after I enter it, the scrip doesn't run. Is there any way to redirect the scrip and make it run after entering the password?

[marcrblevins]

You may want to test it while in root. When done with it, you may move it to /etc/cron.daily or /etc/cron.hourly. Those are root access anyway, it won't ask you for root password.

Mind show what the script looks like now? Might have a better idea.

[daverj]

you can bypass the root password prompt altogether by setting yourself up in sudoers with no password required. Then, in the script, run the script as sudo.

First, as root, run visudo and remove the # from the beginning wheel group entry.

# %wheel  ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

Second, as root, make sure you are part of the group wheel.

usermod <username> -G wheel

(or do it in the Users and Groups option from the System->Administration option)

Third, edit your script to run the command as sudo. So if in your script you have a command needed to be run as root:

command-with-root-required

change it to:

sudo comman-with-root-required

davidj

[Invernizzi]

Hi there
Here is the scipt:
if [ ! -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1 && mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664
else
mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664
fi

[marcrblevins]

Throw that file into /etc/cron.hourly directory.
May sure the first line contains:

#!/bin/sh

[bee]

Originally Posted by Invernizzi

Hi there
Here is the scipt:
if [ ! -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1 && mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664
else
mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664
fi

Why don't you try with beesu?
yum install beesu

#!/bin/sh
if [ ! -d /proc/bus/usb ]; then
beesu - "modprobe usbcore >/dev/null 2>&1 && mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664"
else
beesu - mount -n -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb -o devgid=502,devmode=664
fi

it'll run as root asking to you to enter your root password

bye!!!!!!!!!

[JohnVV]

you can bypass the root password prompt altogether by setting yourself up in sudoers with no password required. Then, in the script, run the script as sudo.

talk about opining up a security hole .
if you do that you might as well turn off SElinux and turn off the firewall and turn on remote access ( seeing as there will be NO password needed to zombie your computer

yum install beesu

bee that should be closed source or shareware with the amount of advertising you do for it .
before you know it we will see an add pop up on " google/linux " for it .

but then again i do not like sudo to begin with

[Invernizzi]

thanks guys for the reply. What Bee says works best for what I was looking for. John VV what U mean with Google/Linux??

[JohnVV]

John VV what U mean with Google/Linux??

this
http://www.google.com/linux
h??p://www.google.com/linux

it filters for "linux " only

[bee]

Originally Posted by Invernizzi

thanks guys for the reply. What Bee says works best for what I was looking for. John VV what U mean with Google/Linux??

You're welcome!!!!!!!!
Yeah! beesu is the best!!!!! it always solves your issues

Originally Posted by JohnVV

bee that should be closed source or shareware with the amount of advertising you do for it .
before you know it we will see an add pop up on " google/linux " for it .

You will find also computers with beesu installed, but not linux

Very good!!!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnVV]

beesu is nice , i just do not like sudo to begin with .

[bee]

Originally Posted by JohnVV

beesu is nice , i just do not like sudo to begin with .

Thank you!!!!!!

bye!!!!!!!!!!

[sentry]

Originally Posted by JohnVV

beesu is nice , i just do not like sudo to begin with .

I agree, I suppose it has practical applications in shared environments. Actually, the most useful thing I've used sudo for was granting a normal user access to specific binaries but NOT giving them or myself blanket root access.

I really don't understand the recent trend to use sudo by default. I understand Ubuntu does things like this but if I intend on doing some serious system work I just log in as root from the terminal....