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Old 03-03-2009
Initialization Problems - Cannot execute automatically
Figured out the first half but am still having a little trouble shooting problem with the Initialization Files. I am working in bash on a remote server.

When I log on I am seeing the correct prompt but right before that I am also seeing this

Quote:
-bash: [: id -u: integer expression expected
[myname@mystuff myname]$
the id -u integer expression expected is what I can't get my head around at the moment.


This is what I have in my /etc/profile
Quote:
MAIL=/usr/mail/${LOGNAME:?}

#
# /etc/profile
# Systemwide environment and startup programs
# Functions and aliases go in /etc/bashrc
PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"
PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "
ulimit -c 1000000
if [ 'id -gn' = 'id -un' -a 'id -u' -gt 14 ]; then
umask 002
else
umask 022
fi
USER='id -un'
LOGNAME=$USER
MAIL="/var/spool/mail/$USER"
HOSTNAME='/bin/hostname'
HISTSIZE=1000
HISTFILESIZE=1000
export PATH PS1 HOSTNAME HISTSIZE HISTFILESIZE USER LOGNAME MAIL
for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh ; do
if [ -x $i ]; then
. $i
fi
done
unset i #
any ideas as to why this is prompting??
Last edited by moonunit; 03-04-2009 at 05:00 AM.. Reason: Figured out the first half, need help again with second
# 2  
Old 03-06-2009
You need backtics, not single-quotes. So this line should be like this (copy/paste into your terminal if you can't see the difference on the web page):
Code:
if [ `id -gn` = `id -un` -a `id -u` -gt 14 ]; then

# 3  
Old 03-06-2009
Ah THANKS!! knew it was a simple fix but I just couldn't see it
 
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