How to Use two different users in bash scripting

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Hi everyone, I am writing a bash script on RedHat V5.1. In this script i have to run one command using dbAdmin and right after that i have to switch again to root user to run the other commands. Can anybody tell me how i can do this in bash scripting.

Thanks in advance....

rkosegi · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-04 16:43:10Z

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You need to run your script as root.Then in any part of code just do this:

su - dbadmin -c "command"

Replace command with whatever you want to run under dbadmin user.

This is exact way how redhat init scripts run services under specific users, eg. oracle DB

answered Jun 4, 2012 at 16:43

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secumind Over a year ago

Yes I agree with @rkosegi you want to use the su -c option, if you use sudo the user must be built into your sudoers list since you're using a RedHat based distribution users are typically not in the sudoers list by default.

Hoshiko86 · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-04 16:46:24Z

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Try using the SUDO command to switch between root and your dbAdmin account.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=826935

http://linux.die.net/man/8/sudo

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thb · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-04 16:43:08Z

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# command1 ; command2 ; sudo -u dbAdmin command3 ; command4 ; command5

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