Expect.pm /bin/su incorrect password

newuser455 · 01-21-2005, 06:48 PM

I am trying to run a script that creates Unix users through a web browser. It is called autouseradd, and uses Expect.pm and IO. Whenever it is run I get the error:

user test3 added.Setting password. This may take a while. Do NOT click 'Stop'.
Password:
/bin/su: incorrect password

I know that this is not the script generating this message because "/bin/su: incorrect password" is nowhere in the script. Do I need to specify the root password somewhere in Expect.pm?

Any help would be appreciated.

nilleso · 01-21-2005, 10:11 PM

It seems you are simply not passing the required passwd(s) to the expect script. You do not need to put this in the expect script necessarily... for example you could pass it as a variable when you initiate the script.
Check here for examples.
I also suggest you pick up the exploring expect book (from O'Reilly I think... there's only one).

cheers

newuser455 · 01-21-2005, 10:55 PM

Wait, wait, so you are saying that I am going to need to specify root password in the script?

nilleso · 02-05-2005, 10:12 PM

...unless you run it as root. You do have `su` in your script correct?

Can you post the script?

newuser455 · 02-06-2005, 04:22 PM

Nevermind this post.... I had someone write a script to do this and am no longer having this problem. Thanks anyway

newuser455 · 02-06-2005, 04:23 PM

Nevermind this post.... I had someone write a script to do this and am no longer having this problem. Thanks anyway

This script had other problems too.