[SOLVED] script for inserting line at specific place in file
I use zentyal for my server admin, which is great but zentyal auto-generates config file on boot and hence overwrites any changes made directly to config files. In order to allow multiple user access to a MS ACCESS database, I need to customise the smb.conf file and add the following line to the appropriate share declaration in the smb.conf file:
I know that zentyal will over write any changes I make directly to the file and will have to use a script in the /etc/ebox/hooks/ directory. My problem is adding the line to the correct part of the file. Here's my script:
The problem is that I need it inserted after the share declaration [share], this script currently places it at the end of the file.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Last edited by barrydocks; 12-29-2010 at 02:48 PM..
Space not necessary between \n and veto. Also [] is not needed around share.
You may just run following:
And see the output on screen is as expected or not.
If above doesn't work:
This User Gave Thanks to anurag.singh For This Post:
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OK tried this with limited success. This is the content of my test /etc/samba/smb.conf file:
Here's the output of the running the command suggested by anurag:
Which is great but the smb.conf file remains unchanged. Then I tried the relavant bit from michaels post:
and bingo, the temp_file contains the content of the smb.conf file plus the additional line in the correct place
Thanks chaps
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So final script looks like:
Interestingly, the mv command produced an error so I used cp instead but it also deletes the temp_file, didn't think this should happen?
Last edited by barrydocks; 12-29-2010 at 02:45 PM..
Post the error you got while using mv command. Before that check for permissions in the smb.conf file that could be the reason as well. cp command should not delete the original file (temp_file, here) hmm..its weird!
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