9 Nov
2011
9 Nov
'11
6:49 p.m.
How do I change user in a script, and then carry on with the task at hand?
What I need to do is get the user to su to root, give the password of course, then carry on.
For instance:
su [and this then prompts for his password of course]
cd /home/fred/Desktop
[ now I would get him to enter a file name of a folder on his desktop and then...]
chown -R fred filename
What happens when I try this is that after changing accounts, the script stops.
Very basic question.........., sorry.
Peter