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@@ -106,23 +106,39 @@ group, the script can be safeguarded like this:
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Executing pre-hooks/post-hooks Scripts
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+--------------------------------------
Vyos has the ability to run custom scripts before and after each commit
-≈
-
-The default folder where you put your custom Scripts is:
+The default directories where your custom Scripts should be located are:
.. code-block:: none
+ /config/scripts/commit/pre-hooks.d - Directory with scripts that run before each commit
+ /config/scripts/commit/post-hooks.d - Directory with scripts that run after each commit
-/config/scripts/commit/pre-hooks.d - folder with scripts that run before each commit
-/config/scripts/commit/post-hooks.d - folder with scripts that run after each commit
-
-Scripts are run in alphabetical order. Their names must consist entirely of ASCII upper- and lower-case letters, ASCII digits, ASCII underscores, and ASCII minus-hyphens.
+Scripts are run in alphabetical order. Their names must consist entirely of ASCII upper- and
+lower-case letters,ASCII digits, ASCII underscores, and ASCII minus-hyphens.
No other characters are allowed.
+.. note:: Custom scripts are not executed with root privileges (Use sudo inside if this is necessary).
+
+A simple example is shown below, where the ops command executed in the post-hook script is "show interfaces".
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@vyos# set interfaces ethernet eth1 address 30.30.30.30/24
+ vyos@vyos# commit
+ Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down
+ Interface IP Address S/L Description
+ --------- ---------- --- -----------
+ eth0 10.10.10.10/24 u/u
+ eth1 30.30.30.30/24 u/u
+ eth2 10.10.20.20/24 u/u
+ eth3 - u/u
+ lo 127.0.0.1/8 u/u
+ ::1/128
+
Postconfig on boot
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