script and password input

Rex_chaos · 07-22-2003, 05:10 AM

hi all,
I wonder if it's possible to input a password directly with a script. I've tried

echo "xxxxxx" | su userA

but fails.

I know it's too bad to do this. However, I really need it. Please help!

bentz · 07-22-2003, 03:04 PM

I suggest you look into sudo. You can establish a 'sudo' rule that says that a certain unprivileged user is allowed to run a certain command from a certain host as a certain user (in your case root).

su is not designed to accept passwords from stdin, so your current approach is not going to work.