Bash Question

mcmyhost

Hello LET!

I am currently making a script that installs the Multicraft Control Panel with 1 simple command.

The problem that I am facing is that the Auto Installer asks a few questions during installation. How would I answer these questions in Bash?

Example:

***
*** Welcome to Multicraft!
***

This installer will help you get Multicraft up and running.
No changes are made to the system until all of the required information has been collected.

NOTE: This script automates the installation as described on the Multicraft website. Use it at your own risk.


Run each Minecraft server under its own user? (Multicraft will create system users): [y]/n n
Run Multicraft under this user: [minecraft] 
User not found. Create user 'minecraft' on start of installation? [y]/n y
Install Multicraft in: [/home/minecraft/multicraft] 
If you have a license key you can enter it now: [no] 
If you control multiple machines from one control panel you need to assign each daemon a unique ID (requires a Dynamic or custom license). Daemon ID? [1] 

How would I automate the installation of something like this?

I've attempted the Yes command but it doesn't work for this.

Droidzone

The installer doesn't support command line options or a configuration template?

SegmentationFault

I'm guessing the script you are using is this one? If so, just replace the ask functions with straight variables.

eg

ask "MC_MULTIUSER" "y" "Run each Minecraft server under its own user? (Multicraft will create system users): [\$def]/n" "Create system user for each Minecraft server: \$var"    
ask "MC_USER" "$def" "Run Multicraft under this user: [\$def]" "Multicraft will run as \$var"    

becomes

MC_MULTIUSER="n"    
MC_USER="minecraft"    

etc etc

mcmyhost

@SegmentationFault said:
I'm guessing the script you are using is this one? If so, just replace the ask functions with straight variables.

eg

ask "MC_MULTIUSER" "y" "Run each Minecraft server under its own user? (Multicraft will create system users): [\$def]/n" "Create system user for each Minecraft server: \$var"    
ask "MC_USER" "$def" "Run Multicraft under this user: [\$def]" "Multicraft will run as \$var"    

becomes

MC_MULTIUSER="n"    
MC_USER="minecraft"    

etc etc

Actually it's just the default one.

http://multicraft.org/site/docs?view=install

perennate

echo 'n

y



' | ./setup.py

Edit: I mean setup.sh. You could also just edit it probably, as @SegmentationFault suggested.

mcmyhost

@perennate said:

echo 'n
> 
> y
> 
> 
> 
> ' | ./setup.py

The problem is that there is more than 1 argument.

perennate

mcmyhost said: The problem is that there is more than 1 argument.

So, put each on one line?

mcmyhost

@perennate said:
So, put each on one line?

Does that work?

perennate

mcmyhost said: Does that work?

Why don't you try it and find out?? If not do what @SegmentationFault said, but with setup.sh

mcmyhost

@perennate said:
Why don't you try it and find out?? If not do what SegmentationFault said, but with setup.sh

Good idea.

SegmentationFault

@mcmyhost said:
http://multicraft.org/site/docs?view=install

Looks like the github script I found is the original setup script modified for Debian. The variables/functions/etc are all the same though so like I said above - just replace the lines where it calls the ask function with static variables instead.

Spencer

Dont use the installer?...

Direct from their website:

The script does the following:

-Create the user for running the servers if the user you specified doesn't exist

-Create the Multicraft base directory you specified and copy the folders "bin" and "jar" in there

-Creating a file "multicraft.key" with your license (if any)

-Copy the file "multicraft.conf.dist" into your Multicraft base directory as "multicraft.conf"

-Change the "multicraft.conf" according to your answers during the script

-Copy the directory "panel" to your web root

-Set directory ownership for the Multicraft base directory and the front end files

-Run the multicraft binary with "./bin/multicraft -v set_permissions" to fix up file permissions if required