$ cat currentip.conf
current_ip="xx.xx.xx.xx"
$

1.  Is there a way to somehow include that file so that I'll have
$current_ip variable set
to the value of xx.xx.xx.xx?

2.  I am trying to modify a file in a directory owned by ROOT with a script
that will run from cron.  Whats best way to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance,
Shanon

       . currentip.conf

    But be sure that you have control over the contents of the file,
    and that no-one can introduce malicious code into it.

    If you can't be sure of that, use something that only assigns
    variables you designate, and doesn't execute any other code:

        while read line
        do
            case $line in
               current_ip=*) current_ip=${line#*=} ;;
               other_var=*) other_var=${line#*=} ;;
            esac
        done < currentip.conf

    If you don't have a POSIX shell (/bin/sh often is), use:

        var=`echo "$line" | cut -d= -f2-`

    Put the job in root's crontab.

    If you don't have the authority to do that, you probably shouldn't
    be messing around with that directory.

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