On 30.09.2009 02:32, Darshaka Pathirana wrote: > Hi! > > I have something like this: > > <file> > #! /bin/sh > ainsl -a $target/etc/sudoers "%adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -[mp]" > exit 0 > </file> > > Got the expected output (in /etc/sudoers without LINE): > > %adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -[mp] > > Running again (now containing LINE) leads to: > > %adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -[mp] > %adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -[mp] > > (I obviously exptected no adding..) > > I then tried: > > ainsl -a $target/etc/sudoers "%adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -\[mp\]"
Oops. Forgot to take the shell into account: ainsl -a $target/etc/sudoers "%adm ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/su -\\[mp\\]" This works like a charm but I wonder why I have to escape '[' and ']'? Did I miss something? Greetings, - Darsha
