Re: Help in Setting variables via class types

[Mark . Burgess]

Straifghtfowardly:

control:

 solaris::

    OLDROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root /etc/shadow`" )
    NEWROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root 
/net/HOST/Files/etc/shadow`" ) 

 aix::

    OLDROOT     = ( "exec /usr/bin/perl `/root/aixpasswd.pl root`")
    NEWROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root 
/net/HOST/Files/etc/shadow `" )
 
 any::
 
    ....

editfiles:

  { /bla/myfile

  AppendIfNoSuchLine "bla bla $(OLDROOT) or $(NEWROOT)"
  }

M

On 26 May, Garrett, Matt M SITI-ITDIEEE wrote:
> Folks
> 
> What I would like to do is to set some variables
> depending on the system class type e.g
> 
> Solaris
> aix
> 
> To set these variables for Solaris
>   OLDROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root /etc/shadow`" )
>   NEWROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root 
> /net/HOST/Files/etc/shadow`" ) 
>  
> To set these variable for AIX
>   OLDROOT     = ( "exec /usr/bin/perl `/root/aixpasswd.pl root`")
>   NEWROOT     = ( "exec /bin/sh -c `/usr/bin/grep root 
> /net/HOST/Files/etc/shadow `" )
> 
> Then to use these variables in a EditFiles section.
> 
> I am sure it must be possible , but every thing I try just does not seem to 
> work.
> I had thought about using a "include" but the variables don't get given to 
> the calling parent .
> 
> Any idea's
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Matt
> 
> Matthew Garrett
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