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Homework and Emergencies Homework & Coursework Questions Script does not execute properly Post 302342765 by Scott on Monday 10th of August 2009 05:22:55 PM
Old 08-10-2009
Hi.

Does the script output an error?

Question: In your first while loop, you write "ls /mnt/sdb1/week$num/file*"

Is the user expected to type "file" as part of the filename?

i.e. your cat in the second while is "cat /mnt/sdb1/week$num/$file"

So to see file "whatever", I'd have to type "filewhatever".

If the file is not being displayed, either there is an error, or the follow on prompt "Incorrect filename ... Please select again.... " would be given. Is it?
 

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

webminsetup

webminsetup(1m) 														   webminsetup(1m)

NAME

       webminsetup - Script to perform initial or update configuration changes to the Webmin server

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sfw/bin/webminsetup [-d]

DESCRIPTION

       webmin(1m) is a web-based tool that provides a set of CGI files, PERL files, and a specialized httpd server for administerin various system
       facilities and applications on the machine where the Webmin server is running.

	webminsetup(1m) is used to perform the initial configuration, or to update an existing configuration in the case of an	system	or  Webmin
       upgrade.

       Without	options,  webminsetup(1m)  will prompt the user to provide responses for various configuration options.  The script will display a
       default answer for each of the questions, and hitting the return key will select those options.

OPTIONS

       The following options are available for use with webminsetup(1m);

       -d     Run the script using all of the defaults, and not prompt the user for selections.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |Availability	    | SUNWwebminr,    |
       |		    | SUNWwebminu     |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
       |Interface Stability | Evolving	      |
       +--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO

       webmin(1m), attributes(5)

NOTES

       In addition to the documentation and man pages included with Solaris,	 more	  information	  is	 available    at

       http://www.webmin.com

								    30 Oct 2004 						   webminsetup(1m)
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