help for script

Clyde

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.

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

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

Clyde

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.

wsamael

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

Clyde

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

wsamael

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 ?

mitu

@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++.

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

wsamael

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

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 ;)

Clyde

@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$//'. ;)

wsamael

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 ^^ )

Clyde

@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.

wsamael

ok i understand thank you ;)