Script Test [OT]

[Bill Davidsen]

kwhiskerz wrote:
> The problem is that both computers return hostname = localhost, so that won't 
> work. IP address is not always possible, as the network might not be up, 
> especially on the laptop.
> 
> How would I check the HWaddress (MAC)?
> 
> As ifconfig returns a whole list of things:
> 
> 1.How can I isolate just 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx in order to make a comparision?
> 2.How do I make this comparison in bash? I guess this value must be a string?
> 
Wrong approach (that means I don't know how to do it reliably).

Try this instead, it needs to be run as root:
   #!/bin/bash
   # get the root device
   rt_dev=$(df / | sed -n '2s/ .*//p'
   # get the UUID in a shell variable
   fsid=$(dumpe2fs -h $rt_dev | sed -n '/UUID:/s/.*: *//p')
   # now you can test it against one or more systems
   # if they NFS mount their root like dickless workstations
   # you have to test something else like /tmp


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