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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viewsu
VIEW-OS(1) General Commands Manual VIEW-OS(1)
NAME
viewsu - change (virtual) user ID or become (virtual) superuser
SYNOPSIS
viewsu [options] [username]
DESCRIPTION
The viewsu command is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, viewsu defaults to becoming the supe-
ruser. The optional argument - may be used to provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.
This command is the View-OS counterpart of the su(1) command. The value of $PATH is reset to /bin:/usr/bin for normal users, or
/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin for the superuser. This may be changed with the ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH definitions in /etc/login.defs.
OPTIONS
The options which apply to the viewsu command are:
-c, --command COMMAND
Specify a command that will be invoked by the shell using its -c.
-, -l, --login
Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.
When - is used, it must be specified as the last viewsu option. The other forms (-l and --login) do not have this restriction.
-s, --shell SHELL
The shell that will be invoked.
The invoked shell is chosen from (highest priority first):
o The shell specified with --shell.
o The shell indicated in the /etc/passwd entry for the target user.
o /bin/sh if a shell could not be found by any above method.
SEE ALSO
su(1), linux.defs(5)
AUTHORS
View-OS is a project of the Computer Science Department, University of Bologna. Project Leader: Renzo Davoli.
<http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/view-os>
Howto's and further information can be found on the project wiki <wiki.virtualsquare.org>.
NOTE
Most part of the text is taken from su(1).
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