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Old 04-19-2010
Bash, if or usage
Trying to find a better way to check $REMOTE_USER against a list of permiited users. The only way I can get it to work is to do a bunch of or statements shown here. My list of permitted users will be a dozen or so, I was hoping to list them in a variable or a file.
Code:
if [ $REMOTE_USER = "aa1234" ] || [ $REMOTE_USER = "zc1819" ] ; then
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else
echo "You do not have permission to view this page";
exit;
fi

# 2  
Old 04-19-2010
If you have all the allowed users in "file":
Code:
if echo "$REMOTE_USER" | grep -qxFf file; then
    echo allowed
else
    echo forbidden
fi

# 3  
Old 04-19-2010
You could use a case statement:

Code:
case $REMOTE_USER in
    joe|bob|elvis) echo ok ;;
    *) echo fail ;;
esac

js.
# 4  
Old 04-19-2010
@alister:
Like this I think you can lose the pipe, no?
Code:
if fgrep -qx "$REMOTE_USER" file; then
    echo allowed
else
    echo forbidden
fi

# 5  
Old 04-19-2010
Thanks everyone, all of these suggestions work. Now, just to decide which one to use Smilie
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