General :: Bash Script Syntax Fail As Root?
Apr 12, 2011I'm scratching my head over a very simple netcat-based heartbeat monitoring script i wrote.
here we go:
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echo `date --utc "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%SZ"` script started
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I'm scratching my head over a very simple netcat-based heartbeat monitoring script i wrote.
here we go:
Code:
echo `date --utc "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%SZ"` script started
[code]...
I am a Novell (now defunct) CNE tring to learn Linux and am having a lot of trouble finding out where the WB 6-6 is wrong in the syntax for adding local4... the the syslog-ng config file. In the instructions there are discrepancies between commas and simi-comma, they are both in the statements in no particular order. there is no pattern to them. Here is what the book shows:
filter f_local4debug { level(debug) and facility(local4); };
When I try to input this in the Gnome terminal window to try and find out where it goes wrong I get the following: -bash: syntax error near unexpected token "(" If I can get the correct syntax I belive I can use the info to get past the rest of this portion of the lesson. I am desperate to learn Linux as the only jobs out there for a Novell CNE are migrations to MS, which really sucks, since MS really really sucks.
I am trying to install vlc media player on my backtrack3 but when i am giving a command xvjf to extract bz2 file then
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
I've been trying to find a bug in this test script, but haven't been able to so far. I'm not lazy, I promise...just new to Bash so am having a hard time catching syntax errors. I call the script with the option -disableVenusBld, and it still prints "Starting build", which it shouldn't be doing right?
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I know it's possible to change the $ user@hostname colors, but is it possible to color different things? Could I make all numbers/integers a certain color. Or set certain keywords to be bold?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to be able to Open a text editor without needing an existing file.This is my code:
case $ans in
"Show Today") echo "$(date)";;
"Show Calendar") cal;;
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I was stupidly trying to setup apache for virtual hosts using two different tutorials and something got mucked up along the way. Apache will now not start and I just need a some help fixing it. My error logs show nothing and running "sudo apache2ctl configtest" said "syntax ok".
View 3 Replies View RelatedWhen ever i open vim, i get the error that the following error: E484: Can't open file/abcd/configFiles/vim/syntax/syntax.vim There was a .vimrc file in my home folder that i have removed.
Still i keep getting the same error. Presently in my home folder there is no .gvimrc or .vimrc file.
But still i keep getting the same error. I am not too sure where this file is mentioned.
Background info: The SHELL has been changed from tcsh to bash Earlier i had created a .vimrc file in tcsh, i have removed the .vimrc in bash SHELL.
I am new to shell scripting, bash specifically.
I am trying to run the following script:
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When trying to execute I always get this error:
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In case you need to know the permissions. Here is it:
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I run the script using the following command:
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I pride myself on at least trying to help myself before I ask, but I've been staring at this a long time, I'm just not getting any traction.I've literally got 3 linux references on my desk right now that say that I should be able to use if conditionals, for example
[ -d FILE ]True if FILE exists and is a directory.
[ -e FILE ]True if FILE exists.
[ -f FILE ]True if FILE exists and is a regular file.
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I am setting some environmental variable in my .bashrc , the sample code I was provided with is for CSH but I am using bash, and there are some syntax differences between them ... I got most of the script to work, but I am getting an error at this part :
Code: if ($RMSTREE == $RMANTREE) then
set path=($path $RMANTREE/bin)
else
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In a bash script brought over from a Debian/Lenny system, Ubuntu 10.04 stumbles on the left parenthesis in the expression below:NEED_COLS=$[($HEX_WIDTH * 4) + 12]Is it an Ubuntu/Debian script style mismatch, or just post-Lenny? If that can be answered, is there a way to reconcile or syntax check older scripts?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm new to scripting and I have a trouble with if statement syntax. The code is: Code: #there is a diff command here, and it does what i want but#i wanna see 1 if the exit value of diff is 0, and otherwise i wanna see 0.#the problem is here: (syntax error near unexpected token "then")
if["$?"==0];
then
echo 1
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I have this project which I've been working on essentially nonstop for the past three days and due to work I am running low on time. I'm new to Linux/Unix and my Teacher has assigned us a scripting project, due for Monday. I have All the functions for the project in a separate file which run as a daemon process when I log in. It has no syntax errors but my Script can not run the functions (I'm not sure where they go before or after the body) and I have one function I'd like you guys to take a look at. It has a Second menu leading to a case statement but it does not run after the Search. I'm Kinda tired of looking at the CLI but I have to finish this.
phoneEdi() {
directory=~/phonepro/directory
loop="y"
clear
tput cup 4 4; echo "Record Editor" .....
I'm starting to learn bash scripting and I can't figure out what's wrong with the following.
Code:
#!/bin/bash -x
ALFA=`kdesu "kdialog --getexistingdirectory ."`
echo $ALFA
I do not understand bash' syntax regarding the use of ((<arithmetic expression>)). $((<arithmetic expression>)) is tokenised to a single word. OK.
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In isolation
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It may not be used where a word is expected. This generates a syntax error. Why?
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I'm trying to code the following WHILE loop in Bash:
While [string1 is non zero] and [string2 is non zero] and [counter < max]
Do
...
Done
I can't get the syntax right. I've tried:
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while [ -n "$STRING1"] -a [ -n "$STRING2"] -a [$COUNTER -lt $MAX ]
But I get 'Too may arguments'
I have a daemon script which wakes up every 5 minutes and checks the health of started processes. It works fine during the day but throws a syntax error just after midnight.Here is the log:
(02/22-23:49) Check all started processes
(02/22-23:54) Check all started processes
(02/22-23:59) Check all started processes
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I install nfs-common,nfs-kernel-serverNow I can not use
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# home 192.168.1.10(ro,no_root_squash)
I get
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bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
when I want to share a folder
I have a bash script giving me the following error:
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When I run it I am getting: ./svnup: line 61: syntax error: unexpected end of file Can't for the life of me figure out what is wrong. It's a script to export the latest revision from SVN to the web root folder and archive the previous version, basically.
I thought I'd make myself a bash script of sorts to download movie trailers, from a file where I manually dump the URL of each file on a separate line: file 'trailerlist':
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I was trying to run small shell script, but could not run. I got the error like in subject.
This is exact way i was trying to do.
I am having redhat 5 linux machine running on my windwos x in vmware workstation. Today i was installing oracle software in redhat 5 after editing the bash profile for the oracle user i got the following messages
su - oracle
password:*****
-bash: [oracle: command not found
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i am using fedora 10 while i login as a normal user its working fine username@hostname while i login as a root user it goes directly into -bash-3.2# if i check pwd it shows /root till now i am not facing any problem as i am using as a normal user but how can i change -bash-3.2# to root@hostname which file and where to edit
View 9 Replies View RelatedToday I faced a very strange issue while switching to root account in a bash shell.My OS : CentOS-5.1.4
I logged in my system with account name user1 and I open the terminal and below shell opens
[user1@localhost ]$
Now when I type su and want to switch to root account , it fails
[user1@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
su: incorrect password
[user1@localhost ~]$ exit
I know the password is 123 & I m 100% sure .
When I am adding removing packages to get more hard drive space, this is not the first time I left too many pages open and it crashes on me. My son would fix it by typing in the terminal sudo something, but I want to know how to do this. The only thing not working is the add/remove packages at the moment. Here is what it said, E:dpkg was interrupted you must manually run 'dpkg--configure -a' to correct the problem E: _cache-open()failed please report. Please, could someone tell me how to get the default back or whatever. When I type in the terminal, it refused my password until I tried several times, plus, it finally says in the terminal No such command. Bash. No such command. I am hoping this question is one you do recognize the answer for.
I tried using Yum to remove the package. Like this:
To remove or uninstall a package:
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yum -y remove ,package name>
Terminal goes: Bash syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
I have a bash script that I am using for doing tape backups. The meat of the bash script is
sudo tar --totals -H pax -cvf /dev/st0 *
This all works just fine.
But of course tape functions have to be ran as root, therefore sudo, requiring the standard user to enter the root password. I would like to be in a situation where the standard user does not need (does not know) the root password. I think my solution is add that standard user.
User named dog to the sudo list.
I have reviewed the sudo man page and looked at [URL]. I am still fuzzy.
1- Will adding user 'dog' to this sudo list do what I expect meaning I can run:
sudo tar --totals -H pax -cvf /dev/st0 *
and the user is not queried for the root password
2- How do I do that? and do I make a cmd alais for only: "tar --totals -H pax -cvf /dev/st0 *"
My distro is OpenSuse.
I had some bash scripts on Ubuntu 09.10 (mint version) that fail to work on Ubuntu 10.04. The line that fails is the following:
Code: # cat file_with_my-password.txt > sudo -S something cat: invalid option -- 'S' Try `cat --help' for more information. In my case "something" mounts some filesystems (that fail to load from fstab - bios "fake" raid 10), but I get the same error for any sudo command. It is the same script that used to work under 09.04 :-/
I cannot login as root or su in graphical mode (haven't tested cmd line as i'm still newbie ). What i have read is that this is by default disabled... can this be enabled?.. if so how please? I am running core13 on toshiba laptop (this issue also on "live" cd)if above is not possible have u a section/training pages for us "newbies"
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Here was I get on my screen.
I don't know why this is happened. But before I rebooted, I could not see any content on Windows like update or shut-down (if I tried to install something and it asked for confirmation, that window was blank. Or before I shut down, I had to push enter, since that windows was blank.)
I don't think I installed anything and computer was working just fine before.
I don't want to reinstall everything again.