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Display file content but mask password value in bash

Hi Experts,
As part of my automated verification task using ssh on remote server

1. Would like to (cat) display the content of a property file on the linux server.
2. So we dont login to each target server and check the value.
3. Instead by executing ssh user@server1 "cat /path/to/property/file" would display the content.
4. Since i also have password in the property file...would like to mask it with 'xxxxxxxx' e.g not showing the actual value.

pls help how to show the content of a file but mask only the password value

Sample file content

hostname=server1
db_sid=oracledb
db_username=scott
db_passowrd=tiger
target_script_dir=/u01/app/oracle/scripts
target_db_client_home=/u01/app/oracle/db/client_1

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Expected output display

hostname=server1
db_sid=oracledb
db_username=scott
db_passowrd=xxxxxx
target_script_dir=/u01/app/oracle/scripts
target_db_client_home=/u01/app/oracle/db/client_1

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arnold

Not sure I understand your question. Where are you displaying the script?

Splitting the credential setting from the data accessing would let you display the processing without disclosing the credentials if that is what you are after"

enthuguy

ASKER

sorry about that. have updated my question. hope i'm bit clear now.

yes, trying to display the content without password actual value

ssh user@server1 "cat /path/to/property/file"

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arnold

It does not clarify what the end result you are trying to achieve.

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enthuguy

ASKER

thanks arnold, that helped me

enthuguy

ASKER

Hi arnold,
could you pls help me how to mask two properties in single go please

hostname=server1
db_sid=oracledb
db_username=scott
db_passowrd=tiger
username_wls=weblogic
password_wls=welcome1
target_script_dir=/u01/app/oracle/scripts
target_db_client_home=/u01/app/oracle/db/client_1

arnold

Try echo data from above through the sed below

sed -e 's/(db_password|password_wls)=.*/$1=xxxxxxxx/g'

If it works, use ....

serialband

That cat command and pipe is extraneous and redundant, since sed takes the file name as a final argument already.
ssh user@server1 "sed -e 's/db_password=.*/db_password=xxxxxxxxx/i' /path/to/property//file"