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Post subject: script that restarts the network, how do i do it?
 Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 11:54 AM
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Joined: Dec 02, 2006
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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Never did a script before, so here goes: wifes laptop now and then looses the connection to the router (wireless), this is fixed by restarting it. Opening a console, getting root permissions and restarting the network interface is more complicated than my wife is willing to learn about her operating system, so i need to write a small script that does the job after prompting her for the root password, like
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#!/bin/bash
/etc/initd/networking restart
-But how do i make the script prompt for root password before executing? |
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Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 12:40 PM
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| Just create a starter in your panel or on the desktop, that runs
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kdesu /etc/init.d/networking restart
fetch a nice little icon for it and you are done.
cheers Micha |
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Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 01:01 PM
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even better thanks to slh:
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su-me "/etc/init.d/networking restart"
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Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 07:43 PM
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Posted: Apr 15, 2008 - 12:06 AM
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| I needed this. I have sidux installed in another room and invariably I forget to plug in the network cable into my hub. I wait and eventually it starts, but this will save me some time. Thank you. |
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