#!/usr/bin/expect if {$argc == 1} { set command [lindex $argv 0] } else { set command "" } set timeout 2 expect_after default {puts stderr "\nFAIL"; exit 1} spawn /bin/bash expect "# " send "id\r" expect "uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)\r" expect "# " send "export PATH=bar:\$PATH\r" expect "# " send "echo \"PATH=\\\"\$PATH\\\"\"\r" expect "# " #============================================================================= # # Regular su, preserve environment # However, PATH is reset # #============================================================================= send "/bin/su myuser $command\r" expect "$ " send "id\n" expect "uid=424242(myuser) gid=424242(myuser) groups=424242(myuser)\r" expect "$ " send_user "\n# PATH should be '/bin:/usr/bin'" send "\r" expect "$ " send "echo \"PATH=\\\"\$PATH\\\"\"\r" expect "PATH=\"/bin:/usr/bin\"\r" expect "$ " send "echo \"'\$HOME'\$USER'\$LOGNAME'\$SHELL'\"\r" expect "'/home/'myuser'myuser'/bin/sh'\r" expect "$ " send "exit\r" expect "# " puts "\nPASS" exit 0