04-24-2009
sudo, use in script without prompt for password
I need to create an automated script where I have to use sudo to switch to multiple user so the script stops and prompts for password, Is there a way I can provide the password in same command only?
Remember that, I cannot disable the password settings of sudo as I dont have rights.
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disable
asadmin-disable(1AS) User Commands asadmin-disable(1AS)
NAME
asadmin-disable, disable - disables the component
SYNOPSIS
disable --user admin_user [--password admin_password] [--host localhost] [--port 4848] [--secure|-s] [--passwordfile filename]
[--terse=false] [--echo=false] [--interactive] component_name
disable immediately disables the named component. The component must have been deployed. If the component has not been deployed, an error
message is returned.
OPTIONS
--user authorized domain application server administrative username.
--password password to administer the domain application server.
--host machine name where the domain application server is running.
--port port number of the domain application server listening for administration requests.
--secure if true, uses SSL/TLS to communicate with the domain application server.
--passwordfile file containing the domain application server password.
--terse indicates that any output data must be very concise, typically avoiding human-friendly sentences and favoring well-
formatted data for consumption by a script.
--echo setting to true will echo the command line statement on the standard output.
--interactive prompts you for the required options that are not already specified.
OPERANDS
component_name name of the component to be disabled.
Example 1: Using disable
asadmin> disable sampleApp
Command disable executed successfully
EXIT STATUS
0 command executed successfully
1 error in executing the command
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