Comments on: Shell scripting: Reading a root password with su-to-root shell script http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-reading-a-root-password.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nixcrafthttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-reading-a-root-password.html#comment-6044 nixcraft Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:24:45 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-reading-a-root-password.html#comment-6044 Setup sudo to run command as root user so that you can avoid the password prompt: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/allow-a-normal-user-to-run-commands-as-root.html Setup sudo to run command as root user so that you can avoid the password prompt:

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]]> By: Puneethttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-reading-a-root-password.html#comment-5984 Puneet Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:28:23 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-reading-a-root-password.html#comment-5984 How to avoid the password prompt or provide some default value while running su command through shell script on Linux? The problem I am facing is that the shell script contains the su oracle command which prompts for a password, whereas I don't want any user interaction once the script is triggered. To add on, the script is not triggered from root user, otherwise if run from root the password was not required. How to avoid the password prompt or provide some default value while running su command through shell script on Linux?

The problem I am facing is that the shell script contains the su oracle command which prompts for a password, whereas I don’t want any user interaction once the script is triggered.

To add on, the script is not triggered from root user, otherwise if run from root the password was not required.

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