[SOLVED] bash - script not see environment variable running under sudo

jfjh201 · 06-16-2012, 01:25 AM

step1.sh

Quote:

#!/bin/bash

echo ${myvar}

Quote:

jfjh@jfjh-pc:/mnt/gentoo/home/jfjh/lfs-scripts$ export myvar=100
jfjh@jfjh-pc:/mnt/gentoo/home/jfjh/lfs-scripts$ ./step1.sh
100
jfjh@jfjh-pc:/mnt/gentoo/home/jfjh/lfs-scripts$ sudo ./step1.sh

jfjh@jfjh-pc:/mnt/gentoo/home/jfjh/lfs-scripts$

os is ubuntu 12.04

Tinkster · 06-16-2012, 07:23 PM

Hi, welcome to LQ!

sudo, by default, doesn't preserve the environment.

Try running w/ sudo -E

For details:

Code:

man 5 sudoers
/env_reset

Cheers,
Tink