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Validating user input is not blank
Post 302245417 by MBN on Friday 10th of October 2008 05:09:43 AM
10-10-2008
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You are asking 2 times for a name:
That's one too much and you should decide if you use the variable name or a.
And when you test for a user, if it exists, use the tool "id <username>" maybe and check it's exit code with testing $?.
Testing with -d really just tests if the directory exists, but not if the user exists, which is a difference.
That's one too much and you should decide if you use the variable name or a.
And when you test for a user, if it exists, use the tool "id <username>" maybe and check it's exit code with testing $?.
Testing with -d really just tests if the directory exists, but not if the user exists, which is a difference.
as for the script ggrrrrrr
I been looking for a solution all day 10pm here and i'm so damned tired but I don't want to goto bed till I get this part of the script running.
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