Automate su in script

[maxcrook]

Im trying to set up a script that logs in as another user however when i put the su command in the password is always prompted for.

I need to login as the user sample.

Is there a way round the prompt for a password ?

 

[trunix]

You need to get the other user to edit the .rhosts file in their home directory.

The .rhost file should contain an entry

localhost yourname

 

[maxcrook]

There isnt a .rhosts file in the users home directory.
Is there an option,flag that can be used with the su command to look at a file with the password in it ?

 

[KenCunningham]

Max, not as far as I'm aware.

However, if the .rhosts file doesn't exist, get the user to create it. HTH.

 

[bjverzal]

Are you logging into another machine, or the same machine? Are you logging in with "rlogin" or "telnet"?

If you are *not* running as root and do an "su", you will *always* be prompted for a password.

Bill.

 

[bi]

If you run a script as root, use this:
su - sample -c &quot;<commands you want to run separated by semicolon>&quot;

AS the others have said, this won't work unless you run it as root.

 

[ElgisRamon]

Why don´t you look at [tt]sudo[/tt]? You can find it at

http://www.bull.de/pub/

?
I hope it works...
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