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(Unix - Ksh) - How do i prompt user
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Name: Junes
Date: September 7, 2005 at 05:07:53 Pacific
Subject: (Unix - Ksh) - How do i prompt userOS: UnixCPU/Ram: Solaris |
Comment: I want to prompt a user to enter his username and password. bpnbat -login -info < question.txt ====question.txt====
unix
solaris.eme.com
What is your username:>
What is your password:> I have a text file, were the first two parameters are stored and then i want to request the user to enter his username and password. The password entry needs to be hidden, so the user details are not displayed on the screen. How can i get the user to enter his details. Simply request, i am bit rusty with my scripting.
King RegardsJunes
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Response Number 1
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Name: Luke Chi
Date: September 7, 2005 at 06:22:09 Pacific
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Reply: echo "What is your username:> \c"
read USERNAME
stty -echo
echo "What is your password:> \c"
read PASSWORD
stty echo
echo
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Response Number 2
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Name: nails
Date: September 7, 2005 at 09:53:45 Pacific
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Reply: The problem with the above solution is if the user presses interrupt, it leaves the terminal in an undefined state. I'd change: stty -echo to stty -echo intr '$-' above, I'm changing the interrupt key to something the user isn't likely to use. Also, keep in mind that the stty is one of the most non-portable of all unix commands.
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