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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Bash Script: modify bash Post 302466119 by LibRid on Monday 25th of October 2010 01:52:08 PM
Old 10-25-2010
Thank you for your responses guys! I appreciate them all!

However, I still cannot find a way to append things to a different file to the new user I created for the .bashrc file.

After I create a new user I'd like to edit the new users .bashrc file but I cannot find a way to edit that file.

Code:
 sudo sh -c "echo alias ls='ls -al  >> /home/$newUser/.bashrc

Does not work

I mean, all of this will work perfectly if I was editing my own currently logged in user .bashrc file
But what about after I create a user?

In theory the script would
1. create a $newUser of your choise
2. create an alias in the .bashrc for the $newUser
3. modify the point of entry in bash in the .bashrc file for the $newUser

Again; it would work perfectly if the user used the script for himself. But that is not the way i'm hoping to do it.

So far this is my full script but it will only work for myself not for the $newUser

Code:
  #!/bin/bash


#Adds new user
echo "What is the name of the new user?"
read newUser

#creates a user
sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash $newUser

#modifies point of entry in bash
echo "cd /var/"  >> /home/$newUser/.bashrc
echo "Entry of bash has been changed to /var/"

#adds an alias
echo "alias ls='ls -al' " >> /home/$newUser/.bashrc

 

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