DIP Switch Shell Script Issues

[SilverWingedSeraph]

I am trying to start a script (/root/start-pine-ap.sh) from my DIP switches.

My switch config is:

/root/pine-ap-start.sh #Start PineAP and SSLStrip and EvilPortal

and the script is:

#!/bin/ash

sleep 5
echo "$0 Trying to start PineAP with Dogma and Autoharvester."
pineapple infusion pineap start
pineapple infusion pineap dogma start
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pineapple infusion pineap harvester start
echo "$0 Done starting PineAP."
sslstrip -s -a >> /sd/sslstrip.log &
echo "$0 Started sslstrip."
pineapple notify "Started PineAP and SSLStrip automatically."

When run from ssh, it works fine, but when run from the DIP switches it doesn't (PineAP doesn't start, no notifications). What's going on?

Thanks very much!

[sud0nick]

DIP switches are boot mode switches. This means they execute scripts upon startup and not in the middle of operations, AFAIK. Check out the wiki (http://wiki.wifipineapple.com/index.php/DIP_Switches) for more information. The wiki states only BASH commands are acceptable in command fields so shouldn't your command look like ./root/pine-ap-start.sh with the period at the beginning so it will execute?

[SilverWingedSeraph]

DIP switches are boot mode switches. This means they execute scripts upon startup and not in the middle of operations, AFAIK.

I should have clarified, but yes, I'm doing this on boot.

The wiki states only BASH commands are acceptable in command fields so shouldn't your command look like ./root/pine-ap-start.sh with the period at the beginning so it will execute?

/root/pine-ap-start.sh is the absolute path; I tried it with ./pine-ap-start.sh too and id tidn't work :(

[sud0nick]

/root/pine-ap-start.sh is the absolute path; I tried it with ./pine-ap-start.sh too and id tidn't work :(

What I meant was have you tried putting a period at the beginning of the absolute path? It needs to path the find the script and the period to know you want to execute it.

Edited December 18, 2014 by sud0nick

[SilverWingedSeraph]

What I meant was have you tried putting a period at the beginning of the absolute path? It needs to path to find the script and the period to know you want to execute it.

Just tried that. Still nothing.

[sud0nick]

So I found this other thread in the forums that makes a suggestion (https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/32753-trouble-running-stuff-in-background-dip-switches/?hl=%2Bshell+%2Bscript+%2Bdip+%2Bswitch#entry246037). The command fields may be weird and not accept a command that calls a script directly. In the thread I linked to there is a suggestion that one should try echoing the command like so:

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh"

or

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh" | at now

This seems ridiculous to me but it's worth a shot to try everything.

I also should have mentioned this before but try changing your script to /bin/bash instead of /bin/ash. Just a thought...

Edited December 18, 2014 by sud0nick

[SilverWingedSeraph]

So I found this other thread in the forums that makes a suggestion (https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/32753-trouble-running-stuff-in-background-dip-switches/?hl=%2Bshell+%2Bscript+%2Bdip+%2Bswitch#entry246037). The command fields may be weird and not accept a command that calls a script directly. In the thread I linked to there is a suggestion that one should try echoing the command like so:

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh"

or

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh" | at now

This seems ridiculous to me but it's worth a shot to try everything.

I also should have mentioned this before but try changing your script to /bin/bash instead of /bin/ash. Just a thought...

Tried both, still nothing. Thanks for helping out, I guess scripts just won't work. :( I'll do it with the commands themselves instead.

[SergeantFTC]

You don't use "." in front of an absolute path. That makes no sense. The period tells the shell to look for the file in your current directory, not that you want to execute it. Try this stuff without a period.

So I found this other thread in the forums that makes a suggestion (https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/32753-trouble-running-stuff-in-background-dip-switches/?hl=%2Bshell+%2Bscript+%2Bdip+%2Bswitch#entry246037). The command fields may be weird and not accept a command that calls a script directly. In the thread I linked to there is a suggestion that one should try echoing the command like so:

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh"

or

echo "./root/pine-ap-start.sh" | at now

This seems ridiculous to me but it's worth a shot to try everything.

I also should have mentioned this before but try changing your script to /bin/bash instead of /bin/ash. Just a thought...

[sud0nick]

You don't use "." in front of an absolute path. That makes no sense. The period tells the shell to look for the file in your current directory, not that you want to execute it. Try this stuff without a period.

You're right, but I could have sworn I've done it that way before. As you can tell I don't write many shell scripts.

Edited December 18, 2014 by sud0nick

[SilverWingedSeraph]

You don't use "." in front of an absolute path. That makes no sense. The period tells the shell to look for the file in your current directory, not that you want to execute it. Try this stuff without a period.

That's what I thought. Trying again without a period.

I'm having another issue, too; I can't get an Ethernet connection to the Pineapple to work on any version of Ubuntu. I've tried 14.04, 14.10, and whatever the latest Kali is, with and without the ICS script, and I never have a route to the Pineapple. Works fine in Win 7 though. Anyone know what's going on?

[SilverWingedSeraph]

Nope, doesn't work without the period.

[DataHead]

Or you can try

cd /directoryofscript

bash ./myscript.sh

[SergeantFTC]

I haven't tried any of the other responses, but what works for me is

bash /full/path/to/script

[SilverWingedSeraph]

I haven't tried any of the other responses, but what works for me is

bash /full/path/to/script

Works great, thanks much. :)