Activate a shell script from the Default View?

Configuration
1

I’m new to Home Assistant and am having trouble setting up a simple shell script to be activated from Home (default view)

All I want to do is to be able to activate a script with the typical ACTIVE text. The script is located at:

/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh

I’ve managed to create some toggle on and off switches (that run different scripts for on and off), but can’t seem to get the syntax right to simply activate/run a switch that doesn’t have an ‘off’ counterpart.

2

Have you seen this: https://home-assistant.io/components/switch.command_line/ ?

3

Can you call if from a shell command and then call the shell command from a script? Scripts can be added to the front end and have an activate button.

See here for an example.

4

Yes, I’ve managed to do that to setup toggle switches where it runs different scripts for ‘on’ and ‘off’ commands. But in this this case I don’t want a toggle for on and off, just a way to activate/run a single script (I tired just adding an ‘on’ script like that without the ‘off’ part, but it showed 2 lightning bolt icons, one for on and one for off).

I guess it’s something really simple, just haven’t managed to get it right so far.

5

You should use the command line switch as you already has defined it, Then you can turn the swich on from a script:

  platform: script
    script_name:
      sequence:
        - service: homeassistant.turn_on
          entity_id: switch.YOUR_COMMANDLINE_SWITCH

Then you can hide the command line switch with customizing:.

6

Thanks, I’ve tried this:

shell_command:
  restart_disk_enclosure: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh


script
  run_the_script:
    alias: Test the Script
    sequence:
      - service: shell_command.restart-disk-enclosure

Then tried these 2 under entities in a group in the default view

  • script.restart-disk-enclosure
  • script.shell_command.restart-disk-enclosure

One them causes Home Assistant to revert back to a default view (not the customised one I’ve created), and the other one doesn’t show at all in the group or Home view

7

Have you tried hass --script check_config ?
And read this https://home-assistant.io/getting-started/troubleshooting-configuration/

8

In this case where do I add the path to the script I want to run?
( /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh )

9

I used the all in one installer, so hass --script check_config doesn’t work. I tried ‘homeassistant --script check_config’ but that didn’t work either.

I was logged into my default account (pi) and don’t even know how to log into the ‘homeassistant’ account, I don’t know what the password is :joy:

10

You need to activate the virtual environment before you can run hass --script check_config : https://home-assistant.io/getting-started/installation-raspberry-pi-all-in-one/#upgrading

11

Thanks. The script runs fine if I put it in a command_line switch, like you linked to at the beginning https://home-assistant.io/components/switch.command_line/

Just can’t get the right syntax to add it as a ‘ACTIVATE’ button, rather than a toggle switch.

running --script check_config doesn’t reveal any errors

12

Have you tried to add a script ??

  platform: script
    script_name:
      sequence:
        - service: homeassistant.turn_on
          entity_id: switch.YOUR_COMMANDLINE_SWITCH
14

As I wrote previously, in this case where do I add the path to the script I want to run?
( /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh )

I’m guessing I don’t replace ‘YOUR_COMMANDLINE_SWITCH’ with the path to my script?
( /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh )

15

…I’ve now got this in the configuration file:

shell_command:
  restart_disk_enclosure: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-enclosure.sh

platform: script
  script_name:
    sequence:
      - service: homeassistant.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.restart_disk_enclosure

But with this I get an error saying:

mapping values are not allowed here
in “/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml”, line 91, column 14

Referring to the ‘script_name:’ line

16

In case this helps anyone else, here’s how I go it to work:

 switch:
   - platform: command_line
      switches:   
        restart_disk_caddy:
          command_on: "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/scripts/restart-disk-caddy.sh"

script:
  restart_disk_enclosure:
    sequence:
      - service: homeassistant.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.restart_disk_caddy

Then add this in the group I wanted it displayed in:

- script.restart_disk_enclosure