Set environment variable using custom extension for linux in azure

Question

I am trying to set environment variable in virtual machine using custom extension but i am not able to do so.

I created a script.sh file with following content

#!/bin/bash

if [ -z "$hiddencode" ]
then
    echo "Setting user information"
    echo "export hiddencode=213452314">>~/.profile
    echo "export hiddencode=213452314">>~/.bashrc
    . ~/.bashrc
    . ~/.profile

else
      echo "information is already present"
fi
exit

The deployment itself fails saying cannot create ~/.profile: Directory nonexistent

The command used to run script is "sh script.sh"

How do I set environment variable using custom extension for linux in azure

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '19 at 11:19

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Assuming you are running this scrip with sudo you should be able to use:

sh -c 'echo "text" >> file'

like so:

#!/bin/bash

if [ -z "$hiddencode" ]
then
    echo "Setting user information"
    sh -c 'echo "export hiddencode=213452314">>~/.profile'
    sh -c 'echo "export hiddencode=213452314">>~/.bashrc'
    . ~/.bashrc
    . ~/.profile

else
      echo "information is already present"
fi
exit

answered Jun 05 '19 at 11:19

vk86

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6

I got error as shown below: 1: cannot create ~/.profile: Directory nonexistent – user3139498 Jun 05 '19 at 11:30
You may need to switch the ~ to /home// – vk86 Jun 05 '19 at 11:34

Set environment variable using custom extension for linux in azure

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