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# 1  
Old 05-14-2013
Unknown test operator
Hi ,

Os - Solaris

Shell - Ksh

I am getting below error in if condition

+ id
+ [ uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) == uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) ]
./om_wf_complete.sh[8]: gid=4081(Infadmn): unknown test operator
+ exit 1

Code:
if [ `id` = informt ]; then
  touch /home/odwt/1.0.0/out/oworkflow.dat
  chmod 777 /home/odwt/1.0.0/out/oworkflow.dat
elif [ `id` == "uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn)" ]; then
  touch /home/odw/1.0.0/out/oworkflow.dat
  chmod 777 /home/odw/1.0.0/out/oworkflow.dat
else
  exit 1
fi

# 2  
Old 05-14-2013
what are you trying to achieve here? also in if we use = or -eq and not ==
Last edited by vidyadhar85; 05-14-2013 at 07:10 AM.. Reason: few more :)
# 3  
Old 05-14-2013
By using = also same error

+ id
+ [ uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) = informt ]
./om_wf_complete.sh[5]: gid=4081(Infadmn): unknown test operator
+ id
+ [ uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) = uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) ]
./om_wf_complete.sh[8]: gid=4081(Infadmn): unknown test operator
+ exit 1


Here i m just identifying the user.

if id is equal to uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn) then it must create a file

$ id
uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn)
# 4  
Old 05-14-2013
what are you checking here
Code:
 
if [ `id` = informt ];

---------- Post updated at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:58 PM ----------

for later try using below

Code:
elif [ "`id`" = "uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn)" ] ; then

# 5  
Old 05-14-2013
Instead of `id` you better work with "${LOGNAME:-$USER}"
That is the environment variable $LOGNAME (if undefined it tries $USER).
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# 6  
Old 05-14-2013
Sorry, that a wrong line.

Updated code -

Code:
if [ `id` = 'uid=18280(infemeaprdt) gid=4082(Infadmnt)' ]; then
  touch /home/dstoret/odw/1.0.0/out/om_workflow.dat
  chmod 777 /home/dstoret/odw/1.0.0/out/om_workflow.dat
elif [ `id` = 'uid=18279(infemeaprd) gid=4081(Infadmn)' ]; then
  touch /home/dstore/odw/1.0.0/out/om_workflow.dat
  chmod 777 /home/dstore/odw/1.0.0/out/om_workflow.dat
else
  exit 1
fi

# 7  
Old 05-14-2013
If the action part is the same, you better have one OR condition
Code:
if [ "${LOGNAME:-$USER}" = "infemeaprdt" ] ||
   [ "${LOGNAME:-$USER}" = "infemeaprd" ]
then
  touch ...
  chmod ...
fi

If you really need if-then-elif-else-fi but for the same item, then use a case statement
Code:
case ${LOGNAME:-$USER} in
infemeaprdt)
  ...
  ;;
infemeaprd)
  ...
  ;;
esac
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