Re: Running su scripts from bash scripts

You might want to look into using "sudo".  Sudo lets regular users run
commands as another user (root unless otherwise specified).  You could
then edit /etc/sudoers to not request a password.  That way, your script
would look something like:

cd Pictures/2005
mkisofs -r -o tmp/Pictures2005.iso .
sudo cdrecord -v -data dev=0,0,0 tmp/Pictures2005.iso .

>
> I want to execute these commands in a single script:
>
> cd Pictures/2005
> mkisofs -r -o tmp/Pictures2005.iso .
> su
> cdrecord -v -data dev=0,0,0 tmp/Pictures2005.iso .
>
> The problem is that after it gets to su it never continues further with
> the script. I know there is a way to do it in bash, but I forgot, and the
> quick look at the reference material did not lead me to any example of
> this kind. In short, I want to execute a set of super-user commands from
> within a script. In the simples case, it's ok if the user executing the
> script is asked to enter the root password. In the best case he'll not
> have to. Any example of that would be appreciated.
>
> Andrei

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