On 04/29/2014 10:21 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 3:20 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have a bash script that need to be run as root.
>> In the script, I check to see if it is running as
>> root and flag the user to run appropriately.
>>
>> Is there a way to use "su" to prompt for the password
>> and continue the script if successful? (I would test for
>> $? after the prompt.)
>
> Is there any reason not to use "sudo", which has more sophisticated
> options and can better manage providing root privileges, with or
> without password authentication, for specific tools?

I want the user to either already be root  or to
be prompted for the root password.

I really don't like sudo.

>
>> Currently "su" will just open a new shell as root.
>>
>> I can run a command inside "su", but what about the
>> other 200 lines of code?  :'(
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>
> Put the code that must run as root in one file, which is *run* by a
> wrapper tool or wrapper script.

It all has to be run as root.

I like the call myself option with "su"

-T


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