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    Run Script @ login with root permissions

    Hi
    as the title already says I have problems with running a script.
    The script does the following
    1. mount the device (hdd)
    2. check if gxmessage is installed, if not --> install it
    3. do a backup with rsync


    I have made a udev rule to run the script when the hdd is plugged in. There I have no problem because scripts which are executed by udev rules are executed with root permissions.

    Now here is the problem:
    The hdd is plugged in as long as I dont need the notebook in school and this time I get no backups then.
    So I want the script to be executed at login. I tried this with System Settings -> Preferences -> Startup Programs but it doesent have enough permissions.
    I also tried running it with a command in ~/.profile but there is the same problem.

    If you want to see the udev rule or my script please tell me

    I would be glad if anybody could help me
    Michael
    Last edited by michikurz; December 29th, 2013 at 12:16 AM.

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    Re: Run Script @ login with root permissions

    Do you want this to be executed on login for all users, or just for you? If you're using lightdm, you should be able to run a script as root on 'session start', which may do what you want

    Code:
    [SeatDefaults]
    greeter-session=unity-greeter
    session-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/myscript.sh
    allow-guest=false
    greeter-hide-users=true
    greeter-show-manual-login=true

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    Re: Run Script @ login with root permissions

    Hi thank you for your quick reply!

    I want this script to be executed just for me.
    So with this code my script would be executed after login? Because the script opens a gxmessage where I can or have to choose if I want to do an update or not.

    I dont use lightdm because I am using Linux Mint but I hope that this also works with mdm

    Michael

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    Re: Run Script @ login with root permissions

    OK in that case I don't think it's going to work

    Maybe you could use udisks to mount the hdd without requiring root?

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    Re: Run Script @ login with root permissions

    UPDATE:

    automount in nemo is disabled, new udev rule:

    Code:
    KERNEL=="sd?1", ATTRS{serial}=="NA******", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0***", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2***", ACTION=="add", ENV{UDISKS_IGNORE}="1", PROGRAM="/path/to/script.sh"
    KERNEL=="sd?1", ENV{ID_SERIAL_SHORT}=="S2***********", ACTION=="remove", PROGRAM="/path/to/script.sh"
    Mounting/unmounting is done in the script.
    At login the script is called as Startup-Program.

    Here is the mounting/umounting part:
    Code:
    #!/bin/bash
    MYNAME=michael
    MOUNTPOINT=/media/michael/SeagateExpansionDrive
    UUID="D8*************"
    
    if [ ACTION=="add"  ]
    then
            export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games
            export XAUTHORITY=/home/${MYNAME}/.Xauthority
            export DISPLAY=:0.0
    fi
    
    #Check wether Device is plugged in or removed
    if [ $ACTION == "remove" ]
    then
            #Check if already unmounted
    #       if [ -e $MOUNTPOINT ]
    #       then
                    #Unmount and remove
                    umount $MOUNTPOINT
                    rmdir $MOUNTPOINT
    #       fi
            exit 0
    elif [ $ACTION == "add" ]
    then
            #Mount the drive
            mkdir $MOUNTPOINT
            mount -U $UUID $MOUNTPOINT
    else
            #mount the drive
            mkdir $MOUNTPOINT
            mount -U $UUID $MOUNTPOINT
    fi
    
    if [ ACTION=="add"  ]
    then
            #Check if gxmessage is installed
            if [ ! -e /usr/bin/gxmessage ]
            then
                    apt-get install -y gxmessage
                    #checking if installation was succesful is done later
            fi
    fi
    
    blkid |grep $UUID
    if [ $? != 0 ]
    then
            #Hard Drive not mounted --> exit
            exit 0
    fi
    Michael
    Last edited by michikurz; December 29th, 2013 at 05:48 PM.

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