Service Manual

Running Scripts with User Privileges

Use these scripts to administer any Expect, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, UNIX and ZSH shell scripts stored on the switch from the Dell

Networking OS CLI.

To apply the associated read-write privileges while running a script from the Dell Networking OS CLI, specify an optional username (see

Creating a Username and Password for Smart Scripting). If you do not specify a user name, the script runs with the privileges of the

congured user.

To run a Perl, Python, Ruby or UNIX script from the Dell Networking OS CLI, use the script command. Enter the script name and

directory path to start the script. The script can invoke any of the supported UNIX utilities listed in Supported UNIX Utilities. Enter the

command multiple times to run more than one script at the same time.

• Run an installed script. For script-path, enter the directory path and lename.

CONFIGURATION mode

script [username name] script-path [script-parameter script-parameter ...]

For script-path, enter the directory path and lename.

(Optional) For username name, enter the user name whose read-write privileges are applied when the script runs. A username

running scripts cannot contain special characters.

(Optional) For script-parameter, enter the values of up to three parameters to be applied when the script runs. Enter a blank

space between parameter values; for example:

script username admin /f10/flash/createVlans.py 1 2

Smart Scripting