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How to write a script which will take in the password automatically?

Hi,

I have a script under /etc/init.d/jboss

When I start the Jboss under my user account (assumed test) I type:

Code:

[test ~]#/etc/init.d/jboss start

And it will ask me for paaword:

Code:

Password:

And I have to type the password.

I find this is quite boring. So I want to write a script locally (assumed called myJboss) so when I want to start the Jboss I just type in:

Code:

[test ~]#myJboss start [password]

And this script will not ask me for password anymore.

Regards

Thomas

http://linux.die.net/man/1/expect

I believe this is relevant to your issue. I've never had to use it though, so I'm unsure of how to give you an example.