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Hi,

I am running a script where i need to run another command in a particular folder which I do not have access so I need
to login as su to that folder and run that script...what are the options I need so that I
can skip interactive mode ..here is what I tried..

#! /usr/bin/sh
./profile
su - u02 password # it does not take it this way...
cd /u02/inf
pmcmd -u $username -p $password -s $server.....
....

here my problems are
after executing the .profile it ececutes su and waits for password........

1) how should I enter the option su as i run the script from my ID specifying su password...
2) will the variables that are defined in my profile stay even though i do su and run command because
$username,$password,$server are in .profile.....

how should I use it...please help...

1) su allows interaction only through the console, probably for security reasons. You might try using supassword | su loginname but I doubt if it will work correctly. Alternatively, you could try using sudo command.
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/UAU/advcomm/sudo.html

2) As per the manual entry for su, if you want to retain the previous environment variables, your command will be

Code:

su username

and if you want to use the environment for the user you are changing to

Code:

su - username

Please search the forums before posting. There are numerous examples where this question has been asked in the past.

Cheers
ZB