On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 04:13:27PM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: > Hi, > > Here's my script: > > #!/bin/sh > > su -m -c "echo User: $(whoami)" user1 isn't this $(whoami) being executed in the original /bin/sh to executre it under the su wouldn't you need something like \$(whoami) > sleep1 > user=$(whoami) > echo "User: $user" > > I expect that when I run this as root, it changes to user1, executes the > command specified and outputs to STDOUT "User: user1", and then executes the > second command and outputs "User: root". That's not what's happening. What happens > is that the first echo looks like "User: " and the second looks like "User: root". > What am I doing wrong? Why doesn't whoami output anything after I su to user1? Thanks. > > -- > VR ~ > TW > Email: twilliams001@elp.rr.com > "Knowledge Is Power" > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- volcano, n.: A mountain with hiccups.
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