How to execute unix commands sequentilly on two different users on same server with single shell script?

Question

Please find sample code

Sample test.ksh :

Below is the code that I have used to run on two users, however when run the script it ust executes the first command and i.e sx su command and stops executing further

#!/bin/ksh 

sx su - user1    
cat testfile.txt    
exit  

sx su - user2    
cd /bin    
ls -lrta

Please use right formatting to make your question more clear. Did you get any error when you execute this code? — 32cupo
– 32cupo, Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 13:54
I didn't get any error, the script just stopped executing further after switching to user 1 — Lucky
– Lucky, Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 14:01
you realized that exit means exit? Code is working as written. You'll have to either remove the call to exit or make it conditional, ie if [ $? != 0 ] ; then exit ; fi (or similar). Good luck. — shellter
– shellter, Commented Mar 17, 2020 at 15:35
Hello @shelter, for me to switch to user 2 from user 1, I have to come out of user 1. There is no access granted for user1 to su to user 2. — Lucky
– Lucky, Commented Mar 19, 2020 at 7:47

Romeo Ninov · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-18 08:30:38Z

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You can try something like (as root!)

#!/bin/ksh 

su - user1 -c "cat testfile.txt"    
su - user2 -c "cd /bin; ls -lrta"

answered Mar 18, 2020 at 8:30

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Lucky Over a year ago

Hi romea, Thanks mate but I don't have root access.

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