Ok, i wrote this script to help with wpa wireless connections, but for some reason, it errors out. It says that the ESSID is empty. I've double checked my syntax, and it looks right to me. *yes, i did double check the syntax for the read command*
well heres the code: #!/bin/bash # # Script: wpa_helper # Written by Mark A. LaDoux - [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # copyright ©2007 Hakt Studios http://www.haktstudios.com # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. #Variables ROOT_UID=0 WORK_PATH=/etc/wpa_helper # Storage directory DO NOT MODIFY WORK_FILE=$WORKPATH/$ESSID.conf # Configuration file DO NOT MODIFY DRIVER=wext # wpa driver to use, please modify it as necessary IFACE=eth1 # network interface to use, please modify it as necessary #Error Codes E_NOTROOT=65 # user not root E_NOESSID=66 # did not provide network name E_USRDECL=67 # User Declined action #Main Script if [ $UID -ne $ROOT_UID ] then echo "I am very sorry, but you do not currently have" echo "permissions to change network settings. Please" echo "contact your System Administrator." exit $E_NOTROOT fi ## ok lets check for and set up some first time use stuff ## if [ ! -e $WORKPATH ] then echo "Thank you for choosing wpa_helper, I hope you enjoy" echo "this product. I will now create your initial" echo "configuration" mkdir $WORKPATH fi echo "Please enter a network name" read ESSID if [ -n $ESSID ] then echo "unable to use a blank network name" exit $E_NOESSID fi if [ ! -e $WORKFILE ] then echo "No current configuration for $ESSID currently" echo "Please enter the password for $ESSID" read PSK echo "network={" >> $WORKFILE echo " ssid=\"$ESSID\"" >> $WORKFILE echo " psk=\"$PSK\"" >> $WORKFILE echo "}" >> $WORKFILE fi wpa_assistant -D$DRIVER -i$IFACE -c$WORKFILE & dhclient $IFACE echo "Your wireless is now ready to use!" exit 0 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Help-with-script----tf4338503.html#a12358222 Sent from the Gnu - Bash mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
