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Hi all,

I will like the help some help in getting Extension Attributes up to grep SSHD. 

/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | grep sshd

com.openssh.sshd => true

Sorry that scripting is new to me.

So the <result>True<result/> or False. Please help. 

@yuenhongtang If you want True when sshd is enabled, and False when not this will do it:

 

 

#!/bin/sh

# EA to check status for com.openssh.sshd
# Returns True if enabled
# False if disabled

sshdStatus=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep sshd | /usr/bin/grep enabled)

if [ -n "$sshdStatus" ]; then
result="True"
else
result="False"
fi

echo "<result>$result</false>"

 

 

@yuenhongtang If you want True when sshd is enabled, and False when not this will do it:

 

 

#!/bin/sh

# EA to check status for com.openssh.sshd
# Returns True if enabled
# False if disabled

sshdStatus=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep sshd | /usr/bin/grep enabled)

if [ -n "$sshdStatus" ]; then
result="True"
else
result="False"
fi

echo "<result>$result</false>"

 

 


Hi, I tried but result false or true. it returned True.

Thanks sdagley. I changed abit and it works now.
 
sshdStatus=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep sshd)

if [[ ${sshdStatus} == *"true"* ]];then
echo "YES, system is true"
result="True"

else

echo "No"
result="False"
fi
echo "<result>$result</result>"

Hi, I tried but result false or true. it returned True.


@yuenhongtang Apologies, there was a typo in my original post. Please try the EA script now.

Thanks sdagley. I changed abit and it works now.
 
sshdStatus=$(/bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep sshd)

if [[ ${sshdStatus} == *"true"* ]];then
echo "YES, system is true"
result="True"

else

echo "No"
result="False"
fi
echo "<result>$result</result>"

@yuenhongtang You don't want to have extraneous echo command in an EA. The script in my original post has been corrected, and now returns False when appropriate.

Wouldn't running /usr/sbin/systemsetup -getremotelogin | /usr/bin/awk '{print $NF}' get the same results and possibly be easier? Not that there's any real problem with using launchctl print-disabled system. Just sort of thinking out loud.

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