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#!/bin/bash
# Written by Thomas York to name interfaces in Zenoss
 
# Check to make sure the supplied an argument to the script
if [ "x$2" == "x" ] ; then
        echo "Usage:";
        echo "         $0 <device name> <interface>";
        echo "";
        exit 1;
fi
 
readonly DEVICENAME=$1;
readonly INTERFACE=$2;
 
# Read description from user..
echo -ne "Description: ";
read DESC;
 
# Start building commands...
 
COMMAND="d=dmd.Devices.findDevice('$DEVICENAME')\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"i=d.os.interfaces._getOb('$INTERFACE')\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"i.unlock()\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"commit()\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"i.description = '$DESC'\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"i.lockFromUpdates()\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"commit()\n";
COMMAND=$COMMAND"exit()\n";
 
echo -en $COMMAND | /opt/zenoss/bin/zendmd &> /dev/null