So, I need to write bash file that will
1) get name of the user you want to switch to
2) check if there is such user
3) check length of entered name of user
4) and change user
My script looks like this
Code:
read $user_name
if ( ! [[ $(cat /etc/passwd | grep $user_name) ]] ) then echo "error. There is no such user" exit 1 fi
if (( $(expr length $user_name) >= 30 ))
then echo "error" exit 1 fi
sudo su $user_name
exit 0
But if I enter existing user it shows error message
Where is my mistake?
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devscripts.conf - configuration file for the devscripts package
DESCRIPTION
The devscripts package provides a collection of scripts which may be of use to Debian developers and others wishing to build Debian pack-
ages. Many of these have options which can be configured on a system-wide and per-user basis.
Every script in the devscripts package which makes use of values from these configuration files describes the specific settings recognised
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The two configuration files are /etc/devscripts.conf for system-wide defaults and ~/.devscripts for per-user settings. They are written
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the devscripts scripts. Variables corresponding to simple switches should have one of the values yes and no; any other setting is regarded
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All variable names are written in uppercase, and begin with the script name. Package-wide variables begin with "DEVSCRIPTS", and are
listed below, as well as in the relevant manpages.
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These variables control scripts which change directory to find a debian/changelog file or suchlike, and some other miscellaneous
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