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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting help a beginner, expect script, command not found Post 302556576 by gongotar on Monday 19th of September 2011 06:21:02 AM
Old 09-19-2011
when i try
Code:
apt-get install packagename

it works,even if i alter my script as following and run it with the command
Code:
./MyScript mypassword

it works correctly:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect 
set pass [lindex $argv 0] 
spawn sudo apt-get install git 
expect "assword" 
send "$pass\r" 
expect eof

but what i want is an script that get my command (for example: apt-get install git) and execute it as root, i dont know how to do this.
 

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service(8)						      System Manager's Manual							service(8)

NAME

       service - run a System V init script

SYNOPSIS

       service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS]

       service --status-all

       service --help | -h | --version

DESCRIPTION

       service runs a System V init script in as predictable environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with current working
       directory set to /.

       The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT.  The  supported  values  of  COMMAND  depend  on  the
       invoked	script,  service  passes  COMMAND and OPTIONS it to the init script unmodified.  All scripts should support at least the start and
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SEE ALSO

       /etc/init.d/skeleton,
       update-rc.d(8),
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