[SC.LUG] [Fwd: Perl]

[Richard Smedley]

Think this was intended for the list...

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From: Jonathan Dwerryhouse <jon.d@c2internet.net>
To: 'richard.smedley@livepublishing.co.uk' <richard.smedley@livepublishing.co.uk>
Subject: Perl
Date: 21 Jul 2003 16:10:56 +0100

Hi Richard,
 
I don't know if anyone can point me in the right direction.  I'm still keen
to get down to your next meeting- I could do with a few mentors around me!
 
I wish to write a bash script that will prompt about 4 or 5 questions and
with the answers I provide will input these answers into a standard template
and append at the end of a file (this is for the purpose of adding records
to a RADIUS users file).  
 
Here's a basic template:
 
User1    Auth-Type = Local, Password = "chek27ny", Called-Station-Id =
"8007835373"
            Service-Type = Framed-User,
            Framed-Protocol = PPP,
            Framed-IP-Address = 255.255.255.254,
            Idle-Timeout = 300
 
Hence all I want to update here would be the User1 text and Password "".  
 
My inclination from reading is to use Perl.  Do you agree?  
 
If so, I have two points to cover:
 
1)  How do I get a script to (after asking questions) take the answer data
and pipe it into the said fields (presumably with $variables)?
2)  How do I get this updated template appended to the end of a file?
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
Kind Regards
 
Jonathan Dwerryhouse
Senior Account Manager
C2 Internet Ltd
Alvaston House
Alvaston Business Park
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 6PF
0845 658 0020
www.c2internet.net <http://www.c2internet.net> 
 
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