Exit from su in a script

[yc_2]

Hi,

In a script, how do I exit from:

su - user -c "command"

and continue other operations within the script.

Thanks in advance,
YC

[Murray Jones]

Unfortunately I don't have a system at hand to test this. Can you place the command in the background in the script?:

su - user -c "command" 2>&1 &

Cheers,

Murray

[yc_2]

Hi Murray,

The subsequent operations has to be done after the completion of the "su" command. How to go about it with your suggestion ?


Rgds,
YC

[Manju Kampli · Accepted solution]

when you do su with -c "command" option, the su will exit as soon as the command finishes its job. put your additional command next to it and things should work.

I have a script which start the oracle listener demon and then start the oracle database in the same script
su - oracle -c 'lsnrctl start listener'
su - oracle -c '/oravl01/oracle/dba/util/start_ctx.sh'
su - oracle -c '/oravl01/oracle/8.0.5/ows/3.0/bin/owsctl start wrb'
. ~oracle/.profile
/oravl01/oracle/8.0.5/ows/3.0/bin/owsctl start www
su - taskman -c '/opt/OV/taskman/bin/ptm start DEV'

hope this answers your question

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

When you complete the command or script specified with the -c option, you will be returned to the script and environment from which you came. No special action is necessary.

...JRF...

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

When the command specified runs and terminates, it goes to the next line in yur script. It does not need an exit sentence to terminate its process of execution.

[Murray Jones]

Yeh, what they said.

Wot, still no points assigned?....

Cheers,

Murray

[Luiz Fernando de Andrad]

Try this :


su - user -c "command" 2>&1 &

wait # wait all backgrownd commands

#next command