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jfjh201

06-16-2012 06:06 AM

bash - script not see environment variable running under sudo

my script contains string

Code:

echo $myvar

here's what i do in terminal

Code:

$ export myvar=1

$ ./myscript.sh

1

$ sudo ./myscript.sh



$

under sudo script does not see variable. how do i fix it?

lithos

06-16-2012 06:34 AM

if you have "sudo" calling the script, but you define the VAR not in sudo environment then it can't follow it.
You will need some sudo configuration

good luck

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