How to take password input in a shell script in ubuntu ?
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How to take password input in a shell script in ubuntu ?
Hello friends.
I am writing a shell script which is as follows
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#!/bin/bash
sudo wvdial
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I named it dial and placed it on my ubuntu 11.04 desktop.
Now I invoke this script by double clicking on it.
Now I want that a input box should appear which should ask for the my password
and then should execute the script.
This script executes well when executed from the konsole.
Please Help.
Hello friends.
I am writing a shell script which is as follows
----------------
#!/bin/bash
sudo wvdial
----------------
I named it dial and placed it on my ubuntu 11.04 desktop.
Now I invoke this script by double clicking on it.
Now I want that a input box should appear which should ask for the my password
and then should execute the script.
This script executes well when executed from the konsole.
Please Help.
I'm not sure about that---isn't "expect" used when one is expecting a response--eg from a website? In this case, we simply need to prompt the user for input.
I think what is needed is something like dialog or zenity. One or both should be available using the package manager.
expect is not the proper tool, I think.
As already suggested, use either kdesu or gksu to prompt a user for root password before running root-only commands.
As an alternative, you can create a .desktop file for your script which pops up a terminal window when you launch it or, otherwise, you can use some GUI controls via zenity, kdialog (part of KDE, so if you're not using it don't even bother installing all of KDE just for it) or a Unity script if you're using Unity as desktop environment.
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