Declare array over ssh

Question

I try to declare an array over ssh with command:

 ssh root@myserver " declare -a users=( user1 user2 user3 user4 user5 ); for user in ${users[*]}; do /usr/sbin/userdel -r $user; done "

When I execute this command, I receive an error like:

sh: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected

So what is my mistake?

Thanks.

The error indicates that you're running sh and not bash on the remote server. Does that help? Hint: sh doesn't support arrays. — gniourf_gniourf
– gniourf_gniourf, Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 20:35
Yes. This should be the reason. So I will write a separate script and will pass to remote bash shell by: ssh [user]@[server] 'bash -s' < myscript.sh Thanks for answer. — JavaRed
– JavaRed, Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 21:01

JavaRed · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-23 21:16:36Z

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I resolved my problem by using:

ssh [user]@[server] 'bash -s' < myscript.sh

answered Jan 23, 2015 at 21:16

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