topic Re: variable not set in Operating System - HP-UX

variable not set

Javier Ortiz Guajardo — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 22:47:04 GMT

i have a problem when i set a varible by example
BEADIR=/opt/messageq; export BEADIR
then i run a program or something that use this variable and send me the message
BEADIR environment variable not set
the same happens with the variable TERM and other ones.
do you have any idea why the system does not recognize the variables? please email me at jortiz@gan.com.mx
Tahnks

Re: variable not set

Uday_S_Ankolekar — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 22:53:16 GMT

Hi,

When you set a env check whether new env is in place by running 'env' command.

Also check is your application you have some configuration files changing this parameter.

Goodluck
-USA

Re: variable not set

harry d brown jr — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 22:53:34 GMT

what shell are you running? Doesn't sound like you are using ksh .

live free or die
harry

Re: variable not set

Javier Ortiz Guajardo — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:02:08 GMT

ok i??m doing this.
pleas eview the attachment

Re: variable not set

Roger Baptiste — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:07:27 GMT

BEADIR=/opt/messageq; export BEADIR>

After you do this, check to
see whether it is really set-
do
echo $BEADIR
-> it should return /opt/messageq

If it does not, then it could
be a problem with the shell
you are using:
do echo $SHELL
-> it should be sh or ksh

If it is csh, then you would
need to use:
setenv BEADIR /opt/messageq

<>
check what shell this program is using.

-raj

Re: variable not set

Javier Ortiz Guajardo — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:11:39 GMT

yes i do an echo $BEADIR and it returns
/opt/messageq

then i type echo $SHELL and returns
/sbin/ksh

Re: variable not set

harry d brown jr — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:20:00 GMT

does bea require csh or ksh?

Re: variable not set

Javier Ortiz Guajardo — Fri, 09 Nov 2001 23:29:33 GMT

it requires ksh, but something??s wrong with the variables, by example i set the variable
export TERM=vt100
then i exec man ll
and the terminal screen does not respond to the variable TERM, i mean the information appears moved. i could not find the reason, i have other machine and works fine.
any ideas?

Re: variable not set

Roger Baptiste — Sat, 10 Nov 2001 00:21:05 GMT

What is the output of
***
#echo $SHELL
#set (all your settings)
****

Next, as what user are you running this application?
Did it ever run correctly??

Some applications have a
initialization script which
sets variables needed by
subsequent startup scripts.
Does this application have
any such script?

If this application which you
are running is a shell script,
can you edit it (readonly) and
see whether it has any settings?

-raj

Re: variable not set

Deepak Extross — Sat, 10 Nov 2001 02:14:36 GMT

Does the file /opt/messageq/user/grupo-00130/group.init reset BEADIR, by any chance?