How to create script that run sudo-command, via automator?

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How to create script that run sudo-command, via automator?

Hi

I'd want to create script to automate one command I need quite often. I just can't get this to work.
I'm not using english OS, but I think this is what I do. In automator I choose Utilities -> Run script

Here's the script I try to run:
sudo "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh --restart"

I found some tip to do it like this:
do shell script "sudo /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh --restart password "pass" with administrator privileges
Where pass is my admin password.

This does not work, either.
Could anybody help me on this?

Thanks...

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Tomi Toivonen

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Mac OS X (10.5.1), 17" MBP

Posted on Jan 16, 2008 12:34 PM

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Answer 1

red_menace

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Jan 16, 2008 3:18 PM in response to _Tomi_

You can't use "sudo" in a shell script "with administrator privileges" - see this Apple document for information about using "do shell script".

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Jan 16, 2008 11:41 PM in response to red_menace

Thanks, red_menace

I read the document, but still cannot figure out the correct command.

do shell script "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/boot.sh" --restart password "pass" with administrator privileges

This is not working. What's wrong?

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Camelot

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Jan 17, 2008 12:40 AM in response to _Tomi_

This is not working. What's wrong?

What's wrong is that the '--restart' is a parameter for boot.sh, and therefore needs to be included within the quotes.

Additionally, the shell uses spaces to divide parameters, so the spaces in the command will make it appear as multiple commands - '/Library/Application', 'Support/VMware' and 'Fusion/boot.sh'. You need to escape them using a backslash:

<pre class=command>do shell script "/Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Fusion/boot.sh --restart" password "pass" with administrator privileges</pre>

If it's outside of the quotes it would be interpreted as a parameter to 'do shell script' and it won't know what to do with that.

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_Tomi_ Author

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Jan 17, 2008 1:13 AM in response to Camelot

Thanks, Camelot

I tried that, but same problem.
Here's screencapture (with password changed to just pass).
Toiminto epäonnistui = Process failed

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Camelot

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Jan 17, 2008 1:30 AM in response to _Tomi_

Oops, looks like your script is missing an 's'. Should be '... with administrator privilege s':

<pre class=command>do shell script "/Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Fusion/boot.sh --restart" password "pass" with administrator privileges</pre>

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_Tomi_ Author

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Jan 17, 2008 2:27 AM in response to Camelot

Thanks, Camelot
Still cannot make this to work in automator. When running in terminal, it works fine.

There is no information what's wrong... just "Operation failed"?
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red_menace

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Jan 17, 2008 3:14 PM in response to _Tomi_

Even though you are running a shell script, you are running it with AppleScript - your script needs to be in a "Run AppleScript" action, not a "Run Shell Script" action.

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_Tomi_ Author

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Jan 18, 2008 4:04 AM in response to red_menace

It seems to work now. Have not really run the whole script to test everythings ok, but automator show that it passed.

Thank you, so mucht red_menace. You just made my day 🙂

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