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      wsamael
      last edited by wsamael

      hello sorry for late, i looking for my problem, and I think it's better to activate root user by a script but how change " /etc/ssh/sshd_config " to to make" yes" in PermitRootLogin and activate the line ( remove the # ) in this files ?
      I' dont know how to do that. because i must edit files and change root password. Could I do that with a script ?

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        @wsamael said in help for script:

        hello sorry for late, i looking for my problem, and I think it's better to activate root user by a script but how change " /etc/ssh/sshd_config " to to make" yes" in PermitRootLogin and activate the line ( remove the # ) in this files ?

        This shouldn't be needed. You may be better explaining how are you executing the script, activating the root account's password is not needed just to change some permissions.

        The instructions you've posted eariler on (chmod ..) are wrong - they make the corresponding configuration files writable by any user/account on the system, which is incorrect.

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        • ClydeC
          Clyde @wsamael
          last edited by Clyde

          @wsamael said in help for script:

          how change " /etc/ssh/sshd_config " to to make" yes" in PermitRootLogin and activate the line ( remove the # ) in this files ?

          1. connect a keyboard to your Pi
          2. press F4 in Emulation Station to exit to Retropie's command shell
          3. enter sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_configto edit that file
          4. make your changes
          5. press Ctrl+x to exit, answer y for YES to save your changes, and press Enter to confirm the filename
          6. enter sudo systemctl reload sshd.service to reload the new sshd configuration
          7. enter exit in the command line to get back to Emulation Station

          OR

          Instead of 3. to 5. in the above sequence, just execute sudo sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin no/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config to change any occurrences of #PermitRootLogin no to PermitRootLogin yes. Then proceed with 6.

          (See https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-sed-to-find-and-replace-string-in-files/ to learn the ancient art of sed-fu to search and replace strings in text files.)

          edit: Forgot the actual file to change in the sed command. 😇
          edit 2: Inserted sshd reload command as 6.

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            wsamael
            last edited by

            so i've test that but it's not ok

            #!/bin/bash
            for /#/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
            do
              echo "Traitement de $file ..."
              sed -i -e "s/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g" "$root_user"
            done 
            
            i launch with sudo ./test.sh but  "sudo: ./test.sh: command not found
            " any idea ? my script is ok or not ? 
            
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            • ClydeC
              Clyde @wsamael
              last edited by Clyde

              @wsamael sudo ./test.sh means "run the file test.sh in the current directory with root permissions". But it says that it couldn't find such a file there. Do you run this command from the directory where test.sh is located?

              If you are, then please show us the output of ls -la executed in the directory where test.sh is located (the l are little L).

              my script is ok or not ?

              That depends on what you want it to do. Could you explain it, please?

              • I don't understand the line for /#/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password in /etc/ssh/sshd_config in your script. What is it supposed to do?
              • You are using the variables $file and $root_user without defining them first. Or do you do that before running the script?
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                wsamael
                last edited by wsamael

                yes i run this from the directory where i put test.sh

                i' ve follow this tuto and try to make my script

                #!/bin/bash
                for file in *.txt
                do
                  echo "Traitement de $file ..."
                  sed -i -e "s/chaine1/chaine2/g" "$file"
                done 
                

                i must do a mistake

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                • ClydeC
                  Clyde
                  last edited by

                  We are talking about to problems here: a) the script itself (i.e. its contents) and b) how to run it from the command shell or from another script.

                  You still didn't explain what you actually want the script to do. It's hard to say if your script is correct if I don't know what it is supposed to do. It's quite clear that you want to replace #PermitRootLogin prohibit-password with PermitRootLogin yes. But the for…do…done loop does that for a number of files. Why that if there's only one sshd_config? Which tutorial are you referring to? (link please)

                  As for problem b), you also didn't give me the output of ls -la run from inside the same directory that test.sh is in. Please do so.

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                    wsamael @Clyde
                    last edited by wsamael

                    so for the b ;)
                    i just wanna replace "#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password" to "PermitRootLogin yes" in only one files "etc/ssh/sshd_config" i don't need a loop my mistake

                    for the a
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                    the "test.sh" is in the directory

                    the tuto
                    http : //www.tux-planet . fr/remplacer-un-chaine-de-caractere-avec-la-commande-sed/

                    ps delete the space to / and . in the url I cant' post the link

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                    • ClydeC
                      Clyde
                      last edited by

                      Try type ./test.sh. If this also doesnt work, your filename may contain invisible characters that nevertheless count as part of the filename (creating the file in Windows may do that). See here for a more thorough explanation and solution approach.

                      If, however, type does work, try sudo bash ./test.sh to execute the script in a new bash instance. Depending on your system's setup, sudo may not like to execute scripts directly.

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                        wsamael
                        last edited by

                        ok sudo bash ./test.sh launch the script ( the probleme a it's solved ;) ) but it's not work ( the problem b still here ;) )

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                        • ClydeC
                          Clyde
                          last edited by

                          If it's still the same as in your post above, it can't work unless you fill the variables with content. 🧐

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                            wsamael
                            last edited by

                            hello sorry for long silent, i've try many thing today

                            if i've type

                            sudo sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
                            

                            it's work but if I make this in a script, it's don't work

                            #!/bin/bash
                            
                            sudo sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
                            
                            echo "root activate"
                            

                            i' ve this message

                            pi@retropie:~ $ sudo bash ./root.sh
                            ./root.sh: line 2: $'\r': command not found
                            : No such file or directoryhd_config
                            ./root.sh: line 4: $'\r': command not found
                            
                            

                            someone have an idea ?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @wsamael said in help for script:

                              i' ve this message

                              Your script has Windows (DOS) line endings, make sure you edit the script with an editor that understands Unix line endings and set your editor to save your script correctly. When in doubt, use Notepad++.

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                              • ClydeC
                                Clyde
                                last edited by Clyde

                                Or you could do it in Retropie's command line:

                                sed -i 's/\r$//' root.sh
                                

                                or

                                sudo apt install dos2unix  # only needed once to install dos2unix
                                dos2unix root.sh
                                

                                Both edit the file in place, so be sure to have a backup if anything goes wrong.

                                Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/803162/how-to-change-windows-line-ending-to-unix-version

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                                  wsamael @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu usually I use sublim text but not this time my mistake

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                                    wsamael @Clyde
                                    last edited by wsamael

                                    @Clyde the first solution it's for convert my script to unix script ? Good to know. I'll try this, but for my next script i would like to make them in unix language ;)

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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde @wsamael
                                      last edited by

                                      @wsamael said in help for script:

                                      @Clyde the first solution it's for convert my script to unix script ?

                                      Both are. The first doesn't require the installation of another tool, as sed is party of most Linux base installations; the second may be more easy to remember as something like 's/\r$//'. ;)

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                                        wsamael
                                        last edited by

                                        I try

                                        sed -i 's/\r$//' root.sh
                                        

                                        it's work but I see no difference beetwen my script, how did you see what 's wrong with my script ? (i would be understand ^^ )

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                                        • ClydeC
                                          Clyde @wsamael
                                          last edited by

                                          @wsamael Your error message said:

                                          '\r': command not found
                                          

                                          Windows ends a line in a text file with a carriage return (\r) and a line feed (\n), wheras unixoid systems only use \n. Thus Retropie's command shell bash rejected the \r in your file as an unknown command.

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                                            wsamael
                                            last edited by

                                            ok i understand thank you ;)

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