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# 8  
Old 08-21-2013
Code:
if [ $LOGNAME != sam –a $LOGNAME != su1 –a $LOGNAME
!= su2 –a $LOGNAME != su3 ]

contains a syntax error. Probably your mean:
Code:
if [ $LOGNAME != sam –a $LOGNAME != su1 –a $LOGNAME != su2 –a $LOGNAME != su3 ]

On line 60:
Code:
sed '60s/]/–a $LOGNAME != su4 ]/' file

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# 9  
Old 08-22-2013
In case the target file is (part of) a shell script, then consider rewriting
Code:
if [ ... ]
then
  ...
fi

as
Code:
case $LOGNAME in
sam);;
su1);;
su2);;
su3);;
su4);;
*)
  ...
  ;;
esac

Further the case statement allows globbing like this
Code:
su[1-5]);;

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