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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting defining variables Post 302273293 by cfajohnson on Saturday 3rd of January 2009 08:21:04 PM
Old 01-03-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by em23
here is are the changes that i made.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh

if [ -e /etc/dmi/conf/ ]; then #check to see if /etc/dmi/conf exists
   mv conf conf.orig # move the file to .orig


What are you trying to move? You haven't checked whether there is a file (or directory) called conf in the current directory.
Quote:
Code:
else
   print "/etc/dmi/conf does not exist"


How do you know that /etc/dmi/conf doesn't exist? You didn't test for it; you tested for a directory of that name.

The same comments apply to the next section as well.
Quote:
Code:
fi

if [ -e /etc/snmp/conf/ ]; then # check to see if /etc/snmp/conf exists
   mv conf conf.orig # move the conf to .orig
else
   print "/etc/snmp/conf does not exist"
fi

 

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LEARN ABOUT X11R4

sysctl.conf

SYSCTL.CONF(5)                                                     File Formats                                                     SYSCTL.CONF(5)

NAME

       sysctl.conf - sysctl preload/configuration file

DESCRIPTION

       sysctl.conf is a simple file containing sysctl values to be read in and set by sysctl.  The syntax is simply as follows:

              # comment
              ; comment

              token = value

       Note  that  blank  lines  are ignored, and whitespace before and after a token or value is ignored, although a value can contain whitespace
       within.  Lines which begin with a # or ; are considered comments and ignored.

EXAMPLE

              # sysctl.conf sample
              #
                kernel.domainname = example.com
              ; this one has a space which will be written to the sysctl!
                kernel.modprobe = /sbin/mod probe

FILES

       /run/sysctl.d/*.conf
       /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
       /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
       /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
       /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
       /etc/sysctl.conf
              The paths where sysctl preload files usually exist.  See also sysctl option --system.

SEE ALSO

       sysctl(8)

AUTHOR

       George Staikos <staikos@0wned.org>

REPORTING BUGS

       Please send bug reports to <procps@freelists.org>

procps-ng                                                          January 2012                                                     SYSCTL.CONF(5)
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