topic Script not executing as root. in Operating System - HP-UX

Script not executing as root.

Chirag Parekh — Tue, 24 May 2005 18:30:46 GMT

I am getting this error message while trying to execute a script from within another script as root.

ksh: /usr/local/bin/alltohold.ksh: cannot execute

The alltohold.ksh is owned by root and below are the permissions. The root's default shell is /sbin/sh

-rwx------ 1 root sys 3560 Apr 22 01:10 alltohold.ksh

Any idea why this is not executing. Also this was working fine in the past.

Thanks.

Re: Script not executing as root.

Geoff Wild — Tue, 24 May 2005 19:25:23 GMT

Are both scripts ksh?

#!/bin/ksh

How are you calling it?

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Script not executing as root.

Chirag Parekh — Tue, 24 May 2005 19:37:43 GMT

both scripts are ksh and the script is called from another script as follows:

su oracle -c $BIN/alltohold.ksh

Thanks.

Re: Script not executing as root.

Denver Osborn — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:00:34 GMT

"su oracle -c $BIN/alltohold.ksh"

The script is running as the oracle user not as root. Give oracle execute permission to resolve.

-denver

Re: Script not executing as root.

Geoff Wild — Tue, 24 May 2005 21:52:51 GMT

There's your answer - oracle does NOT have access to the file.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Script not executing as root.

Paul_481 — Tue, 24 May 2005 21:55:14 GMT

Hi,

By running your script like this:

su oracle -c $BIN/alltohold.ksh

The user oracle is the one that execute the script, give the user oracle the permission to run the script or change the script ownership to oracle.

Regards,
Paul

Re: Script not executing as root.

Cem Tugrul — Wed, 25 May 2005 06:39:28 GMT

Hi,
try to give oracle user permision to execute
this script.
good luck,

Re: Script not executing as root.

Geoff Wild — Wed, 25 May 2005 08:23:03 GMT

BTW - don't know if it was intentional or not - but if you

su oracle
- you won't source oracle's profile - to do so, you need to

su - oracle

Rgds..Geoff

Re: Script not executing as root.

Chirag Parekh — Wed, 25 May 2005 10:58:17 GMT

Thanks for all the responses. I have changed the permission on the file so that Oracle can execute it.

Re: Script not executing as root.

Chirag Parekh — Wed, 25 May 2005 10:59:43 GMT

Changed the permission on the script so that Oracle can execute it.