01-06-2013
gahh I'm confused. I was under the impression that I was incrementing the value which then dictates which line to read from the file.
the code you've said I should use, could you possibly help me in terms of what I need to replace if I put that in and where etc?
Sorry I'm just so new to shell scripting, total noob.
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I have managed to integrate your suggestion Jerry thanks a lot for the help but it's brought up another issue now, maybe simply fixed but I can't get my head around it.
This is my code now:
Quote:
useradd () {
while read eachline
do
existinguser=$(find /home -name $eachline)
if
[ -s $existinguser ]
then
sudo useradd -m $eachline
else
userexists
fi
done < Usernames
}
userexists () {
echo "PRESS 1 TO DELETE THE OLD $existinguser ACCOUNT, OR 2 TO KEEP IT, BUT RENAME IT WITH _OLD PREFIX:"
read input
echo $input
if [ $input -eq '1' ]
then
user=$(basename $existinguser)
sudo userdel $user
sudo rm -rf $existinguser
echo "USER ACCOUNT DELETED"
sudo useradd -m $user
unset username
unset existinguser
unset user
elif [ $input -eq '2' ]
then
suffix="_old"
user=$(basename $existinguser)
sudo userdel $user
sudo mv /home/$user /home/$user$suffix
echo "USER ACCOUNT NAME SUFFIXED WITH _OLD"
sudo useradd -m $user
unset username
unset existinguser
unset user
fi
useradd
}
useradd
The script successfully creates user accounts for names of accounts that don't already exist but when the userexists () function is called it throws up an infinite loop error message that says,
Quote:
./makeUser1: 28: [: /home/shaun: unexpected operator
PRESS 1 TO DELETE THE OLD /home/shaun
/home/charlie/.local/share/Trash/files/shaun ACCOUNT, OR 2 TO KEEP IT, BUT RENAME IT WITH _OLD PREFIX:
ellis
./makeUser1: 45: [: Illegal number: ellis
./makeUser1: 55: [: Illegal number: ellis
If anybody can help me fix this issue it would be much appreciated!
thank's in advance again
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script
SCRIPT(1) User Commands SCRIPT(1)
NAME
script - make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
If the argument file is given, script saves all dialogue in file. If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file type-
script.
OPTIONS
-a, --append
Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior contents.
-c, --command command
Run the command rather than an interactive shell. This makes it easy for a script to capture the output of a program that behaves
differently when its stdout is not a tty.
-e, --return
Return the exit code of the child process. Uses the same format as bash termination on signal termination exit code is 128+n.
-f, --flush
Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation: one person does `mkfifo foo; script -f foo', and another can
supervise real-time what is being done using `cat foo'.
--force
Allow the default output destination, i.e. the typescript file, to be a hard or symbolic link. The command will follow a symbolic
link.
-q, --quiet
Be quiet.
-t, --timing[=file]
Output timing data to standard error, or to file when given. This data contains two fields, separated by a space. The first field
indicates how much time elapsed since the previous output. The second field indicates how many characters were output this time.
This information can be used to replay typescripts with realistic typing and output delays.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
-h, --help
Output help and exit.
NOTES
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if ignoreeof is
not set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the typescript file. Script works best with commands that do not manipulate
the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is utilized by script:
SHELL If the variable SHELL exists, the shell forked by script will be that shell. If SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed.
(Most shells set this variable automatically).
SEE ALSO
csh(1) (for the history mechanism), scriptreplay(1).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
Script places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
AVAILABILITY
The script command is part of the util-linux package and is available from Linux Kernel Archive <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-
linux/>.
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