How to execute a ".profile" depending on the server from where the user is connected.

UNIX Solaris
1

Hello,

I have two Solaris servers on a cluster. I have created the same user "X"on the two nodes (same UID and same GID). The file ".profile" of this user "X" is located in a filesystem that is seen by the two nodes.

Each server should have a ".profile" of this user different of the other server.

I want to create a ".profile" that detect from what server the user "X" isconnected and then execute the right ".profile".

Any ideas ?

thanks

2

What about this. Let's assume the two hostnames are server1 and server2. Then write the .profile as

. ~/.profile.$(hostname)

and the two files .profile.server1 and .profile.server2 are the actual profiles.

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... and if there are identical parts in both profiles, then just put these parts into .profile itself.

3

Thanks for your answer. Just one question: when the user connect to the server, it's the file ".profile" that will be executed and not ".profile.server1" or ".profile.server2" ?

4

The login shell "includes" (not executes) the .profile file of the user. This file may include other files with the '.' (dot) command.

5

But this will execute the two ".profile" files ?

6

The shell only knows about .profile, everything else is subject to what you write into this file. For example, including another file.

7

If the user has access to the same $HOME/.profile when logging in on both systems, you can include something like:

case "$(uname -n)" in
(server1) do stuff you only want when you login on server1 ;;
(server2) do stuff you only want when you login on server2 ;;
esac

in your .profile.