Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:38:17 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Jarrod - Cybertek <jarrod@cybertek.co.za> Cc: 'Kris Kennaway' <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: referencing in files Message-ID: <20050302213817.GB90379@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20050302110159.E6E2F1FFC6D@overport.cybertek.co.za> References: <20050302102921.GA92791@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050302110159.E6E2F1FFC6D@overport.cybertek.co.za>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 01:02:05PM +0200, Jarrod - Cybertek wrote: > Ok sorry. > > Precisely. I have a file (actually a script, sorry) that has a lot of the > settings for a client in, eg IP addresses, interface they connect on etc. > and I use the motd to keep all this together, just to make things easier > when I log into my server. Now I want the motd to update (if at all > possible) to the settings in this file when I change it. Maybe a script IS > the only way to go. > > Here is an example: > > Say i have a file /root/setup.client.sh, and it has this line: > IFACE=ng10 > Now I want to have the motd, when it is displayed after login, to go fetch > the current value of that IFACE, and display that value. > > Is it a bit clearer? Yes. The way to go is to just make the script also update the motd when you run it. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCJjJJWry0BWjoQKURAn4nAKCA1+VtsNwLFTLpBXKS5qtdAd/NBACgwPs3 8OU2hvpsGjM6kT6P2iVXp1A= =GdQG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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