mailCheck

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

#
# This scripts check if user has a proper .forward file
# if not present script will ask for mail and finger info
# on login given is on proper login folder
#

#Get user data
username=`whoami`
fullName=`finger $username | grep 'Name' |  cut -d ':' -f3`
userHome=`finger $username | grep 'Directory' | cut -d ' ' -f2`
mailFile=`ls $userHome -Al | grep '.forward' | awk '{ print $9 }'`
mail=''

#
# Check if users mailFile is set, if not ask for mail and other data too
#
if [ ! -e $userHome/.forward ]
then
	echo "Your info is not in the system please provide it"
	chfn
	echo "E-mail address (so we can forward all mail to you)"
	read mail
	echo $mail > .forward
	echo "All done!"
fi