06-03-2009
Expect command to switch user
Hi
I have written a script to switch user and do some operations. I used expect command it doesn't work. It switches the user and waits for the Password to be entered manually. Also, i tried to fetch the pasword from passwd file, it didn't work.The script is as below:
#!/usr/local/bin/expect
su - ABC
expect "assword:"
send "password of ABC\r"
expect "\]\"
sleep 5
expect closed
Please help.
Thanks
Sapna
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NAME
exim_convert4r4 - Convert Exim configuration from v3 to v4 format
SYNOPSIS
exim_convert4r4
DESCRIPTION
This script is provided to assist in updating Exim configuration files. It reads an Exim 3 configuration file on the standard input, and
writes a modified file on the standard output. It also writes comments about what it has done to the standard error file. It assumes that
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exim_convert4r4 < /etc/exim/exim.conf > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.new
The output file MUST be checked and tested before trying to use it on a live system. The conversion script is just an aid which does a lot
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Each option change in the new file is preceded by an identifying comment. In fact, the conversion script tends to make quite a mess of
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BUGS
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SEE ALSO
exim(8), the files in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/, especially Exim4.upgrade.gz
AUTHOR
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