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bash script help

I am having trouble with a bash script, here is the code:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

#--------------Environment variables for laptop--------------------

USERNAME1=Doug Milburn

PASSWORD1=hello

#

DRIVE=/var/autofs/zip.1/zip.1

#

TARGET_MACHINE=Doug

#

mkdir $DRIVE/$TARGET_MACHINE

cd $DRIVE/$TARGET_MACHINE

#

smbclient //$TARGET_MACHINE/Outlook $PASSWORD1 -U $USERNAME1 -c "recurse;prompt;mget *;"

#

tar cvpz $DRIVE/$TARGET_MACHINE > Doug_c.tar.gz

rm -rf $DRIVE/$TARGET_MACHINE

#

I get an error like it is trying to connect to smb right after this line:

smbclient //$TARGET_MACHINE/Outlook $PASSWORD1 -U $USERNAME1 -c "recurse;prompt;mget *;"

this is what happens, I get this:

smb>

Does anyone have any ideas? Does it have anything to do with the space in the username??

Thanks,

Dennis

Hi dennis, I think so (the space in USERNAME killed JFK :))

use:

USERNAME1="Doug Milburn"
or
smbclient //$TARGET_MACHINE/Outlook $PASSWORD1 -U "$USERNAME1" -c "recurse;prompt;mget *;"

If you don't quote the user name you are passing an extra parameter to smbclient command.

Bye.