What am I missing??? [Solved]

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What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#1 by Ed_P » 29 Dec 2014, 21:58

I know my eye sight is going, and probably too my mind :( , but I don't see why this doesn't work.

I have 2 scripts. one a clone of the other. In them I have this piece of code:

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if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
    redpswd "Enter root's password"
    su -c "sh $0 $1"
    exit
fi
echo $rst

When I run one script I get:

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guest@porteus:~$ savedatremoveafile.sh
Enter root's password 
Password: 

Enter name of file to remove.

When I run the 2nd one I get:

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guest@porteus:~$ savedatspaceused.sh
./savedatspaceused.sh: line 22: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``'
./savedatspaceused.sh: line 84: syntax error: unexpected end of file
guest@porteus:~$ 
Line 22 is the top line.

Now some will think the problem is due to lines before line 22, so here are lines 1-22 of the script with the error:

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#!/bin/sh
#  http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=1941&start=15#p13272
#  http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=3205&p=25099#p25097

#  mloop requires changes= cheatcodes not used (Always Fresh mode)

BOOTDEV=`grep -A1 "Booting" /var/log/porteus-livedbg|tail -n1|sed 's^//^/^g'`
VERSION=$(cat /etc/porteus-version)
FOLDER=porteus${VERSION:9:3}
GUEST="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Guest"
MODULES="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Modules"`

# Color definitions
txtbld=$(tput bold)               # Bold
txtred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1)   # Red
rst=$(tput sgr0)                  # Reset

function redpswd() {
echo -e "$1" $txtred  
}

if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
    redpswd "Enter root's password"
    su -c "sh $0 $1"
    exit
fi
echo $rst
And the similar group from the script that works:

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#!/bin/sh 
# http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=3501&p=25182#p25178
# http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=3501&p=25151#p25162
# http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=3501&p=25151#p25178

# mloop requires changes= cheatcodes not be used (Always Fresh mode)

BOOTDEV=`grep -A1 "Booting" /var/log/porteus-livedbg|tail -n1|sed 's^//^/^g'`
VERSION=$(cat /etc/porteus-version)
FOLDER=porteus${VERSION:9:3}
GUEST="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Guest"
MODULES="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Modules"

# Color definitions
txtbld=$(tput bold)               # Bold
txtred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1)   # Red
rst=$(tput sgr0)                  # Reset

function redpswd() {
echo -e "$1" $txtred  
}

if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
    redpswd "Enter root's password"
    su -c "sh $0 $1"
    exit
fi
echo $rst
As said the scripts are clones.

And for the concern as to the working script's name, it is only used to fix deleted files whose name contains a blank.

The script with the error has worked in the past and I was surprised to encounter the error today, which adds to my confusion.
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#2 by Bogomips » 29 Dec 2014, 23:05

Message does not seem to make sense: line 22: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``'

End bit: ``'
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#3 by Ed_P » 30 Dec 2014, 06:46

Bogomips wrote:Message does not seem to make sense:
I know!!
phhpro wrote:Any chance you copy/pasted the file? /quote]
No, I opened the original and changed it to make the clone. And I have several that start similarly.
This single quote ` is not equal to this '
Where are you seeing this????
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#4 by wread » 30 Dec 2014, 13:51

You made a typo: it reads redpswd, shouldn' t it be readpswd?
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#5 by Bogomips » 30 Dec 2014, 14:54

Ed, if you are not using an editor with shell script highlighting, it might pay to use one like kwrite, which could then point out, what might have gone amiss.
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#6 by Ed_P » 30 Dec 2014, 17:25

FOUND IT!!! :Yahoo!:

In the script not working it had, on line 11 not line 22, :

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MODULES="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Modules"`
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MODULES="$BOOTDEV/$FOLDER/Modules"
How that trailing character got there I have NO idea. How I missed it is easy, it looks like a spec of DUST on my screen.

Thanks for your help guys, I appreciate it. :friends:

BTW "redpswd" is for setting the password prompt red, not reading the password. :) And I will look into getting kwrite.

Thanks again. :beer:
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Re: What am I missing???

Post#7 by Bogomips » 30 Dec 2014, 22:37

Ed_P wrote:And I will look into getting kwrite.
Kwrite is stock KDE. Just switch desktops. Need 003-kde.xzm in porteus/optional, then restart with noload=razorqt load=3-kde, the (quick and dirty?) way I'm doing it at the moment, but then am running always fresh.
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#8 by Ed_P » 31 Dec 2014, 07:22

Thanks Bogomips. I tried switchin to KDE to try it but failed. I keep getting an xterm error about not finding a font. The noload option is working the problem is with the load cheatcode.

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title Porteus 3.0.1 extramod= KDE \n213MB\n %ISO30% 
find --set-root                       /ISOs/%ISO30%
map --heads=0 --sectors-per-track=0   /ISOs/%ISO30% (0xff) 
map --hook
root (0xff)
kernel /boot/syslinux/vmlinuz    from=/ISOs/%ISO30% extramod=/porteus3.0/Modules;/porteus3.0/modsavedat volume=33 noload=razor load=/porteus3.0/Optional/kde
initrd /boot/syslinux/initrd.xz
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set ISO30=Porteus-RazorQT-v3.0.1-x86_64.iso
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guest@porteus:~$ ls -ghlst /mnt/sda5/porteus3.0/Optional/
total 252M
68M -rwxrwxrwx 1 root 68M Nov  4 19:27 003-kde.xzm*
73M -rwxrwxrwx 2 root 73M Nov  4 19:16 003-razor.xzm*
21M -rwxrwxrwx 1 root 21M Jul  8 20:20 003-lxde.xzm*
27M -rwxrwxrwx 1 root 27M Jun 29 18:51 003-xfce.xzm*
66M -rwxrwxrwx 1 root 66M Jun 28 09:28 003-mate.xzm*
guest@porteus:~$ 
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#9 by Bogomips » 31 Dec 2014, 12:12

Ed, try load=3-kde as suggested ;)
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#10 by Ed_P » 31 Dec 2014, 16:32

Oh I tried that and numerous other variations all with the same result. I suspect the load cheatcode doesn't like my location for the alternate desktops. I suppose I could put them all in my Modules directory and then use only the noload cheatcode. noload=razor;lxde;mate;etc. to select one.

And I did read the documentation on the use of the load= cheatcode on Cheatcodes - what they are and how to use them Image
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#11 by Bogomips » 31 Dec 2014, 17:06

Ed_P wrote:I suspect the load cheatcode doesn't like my location for the alternate desktops.
Works for me with porteus/optional. All lower case. Don't know if porteus3.0/modules would work. If it does, then porteus3.0/optional should work.
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#12 by Ed_P » 31 Dec 2014, 18:06

Bogomips wrote: Don't know if porteus3.0/modules would work. If it does, then porteus3.0/optional should work.
It doesn't which is why I use the capital M. I suspect the same applies for "optional".

See http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... les#p28494.
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#13 by Bogomips » 31 Dec 2014, 18:40

load=module
load=module[1];module[n]

... Load optional modules from /optional/ directory on the booting
media. Additional modules can be listed, separated
by semicolons, without spaces.
Exampe: 'load=gimp;inkscape' would search for and load any
modules in the /porteus/optional folder that contain the strings
'gimp' or 'inkscape'.
Looks like this will only work if you have a /porteus/optional available. If you can't then it's worth trying
Ed_P wrote: noload=razor;lxde;mate;etc. to select one.
and not getting sidetracked. :Search:
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Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

Post#14 by Bogomips » 05 Jan 2015, 17:46

Ed, been mulling over your problem, tried a different approach, and see no reason why it should not work in your case.
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    guest@porteus:~$ dmesg|grep command
    [    0.000000] Kernel command line: quiet copy2ram ramsize=30% noauto timezone=Europe/London volume=60% noload=xorg;kde autoexec=telinit-3
    
    Got landed in xterm when using just: noload=kde and autoexec=telinit-3, although according to that link, the only pertinent link turning up in search, it should have been Runlevel 3.
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      # init 3
      # activate /<Path to>/002-xorg.xzm
      # activate /<Path to>/003-mate.xzm
      # init 4
      
      loop0     7:0    0    16M  0 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/000-kernel.xzm
      loop1     7:1    0    46M  0 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/001-core.xzm
      loop2     7:2    0     4K  0 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/0099-settings.xzm
      loop3     7:3    0  29.2M  0 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/nVidia-304.123-porteus
      loop4     7:4    0   528K  0 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/sudo-1.8.9p5-i486-1.xz
      loop5     7:5    0  43.7M  1 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/002-xorg.xzm
      loop6     7:6    0  56.5M  1 loop /mnt/live/memory/images/003-mate.xzm
      
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    Re: What am I missing??? [Solved]

    Post#15 by fanthom » 05 Jan 2015, 18:16

    @Bogomips
    you have mixed up 'autoexec=' with 'cliexec=' :wink:
    please refer to chetcodes.txt when in doubts.
    Please add [Solved] to your thread title if the solution was found.

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