Re: Maybe Off Topic -- OS X/UNIX Shell Scripts?
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texte = I was able to get around this problem by setting up a crontab that runs asthe root user. Get Cronnix from Version Tracker.On 3/5/03 3:17 PM, Marc Kaiwi
wrote:> I want to call [Shell] some_script .sh[/Shell] to analyze some log> files that require an sudo to access them in their restricted> directories. Can I do this automatically in my shell script? ... in> other words for example I have a script which does a tail on a log file> but (in my shell) I would have to manually enter a password to> continue: sudo tail -F somelogfile.log <-- asks for a password and then> continues on.> Can I pass a password to this function without any user interaction?---------------------------------------------------------------------Clint DavisWebmaster / Interactive Media SpecialistGray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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I was able to get around this problem by setting up a crontab that runs asthe root user. Get Cronnix from Version Tracker.On 3/5/03 3:17 PM, Marc Kaiwi wrote:> I want to call [shell] some_script .sh[/Shell] to analyze some log> files that require an sudo to access them in their restricted> directories. Can I do this automatically in my shell script? ... in> other words for example I have a script which does a tail on a log file> but (in my shell) I would have to manually enter a password to> continue: sudo tail -F somelogfile.log <-- asks for a password and then> continues on.> Can I pass a password to this function without any user interaction?---------------------------------------------------------------------Clint DavisWebmaster / Interactive Media SpecialistGray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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