The Linux expect command takes script writing to an entirely new level. Instead of automating processes, it automates running and responding to other scripts. In other words, you can write a ...

Here are some basic skills to get started with bash, one of the best shells for preparing and using scripts on Linux.

To change a password in Linux through a Bash script, he two scripts that are most important are 'Create Users' and 'Change Passwords Shell' scripts, for the system admin which regularly uses the mail ...

Bash scripting is every Linux administrator's Swiss Army knife. Learn how using a for-loop in conjunction with Bash scripts can produce powerful results.

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Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script.

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The problem is that this will only shutdown one machine.<BR><BR>So, I was thinking that I could write a script that, when triggered, would shut down all of our machines - both windows and linux ...