topic Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script? in Operating System - HP-UX

Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Gino Castoldi_2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:51:28 GMT

Hi,

Server: HP-UX 11.0 OVO 7.1 Oracle 8.1.7.2

I can successfully run an executable online, however when I run the same binary in a script
it fails. The error messages are this:

root# $OMNIHOME/probes/hpux11/nco_p_vpo
+ /opt/netcool/omnibus/probes/hpux11/nco_p_vpo
/usr/lib/dld.sl: Can't find path for shared library: libintl_r.sl
/usr/lib/dld.sl: No such file or directory
./netcool_probe[25]: 8284 Abort(coredump)

In the script I have the path for the library
it is looking for (libintl_r.sl) in the $PATH.
I also have the path for "/usr/lib"
I set an echo in the script and I can see
both path's that mentioned as set in the
$PATH env variable.

Note: That library (libintl_r.sl) is a symbolic link to another file in the same directory.

Any ideas?

10 points to any good answer.
Thank you
Gino

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Mark Grant — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:54:56 GMT

How about setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to the directory containing the library.

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Gino Castoldi_2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:58:50 GMT

Hi,

I tried setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH and it failed
with the same errors as before.

10 points to any good answer.
Thank you
Gino

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Mark Greene_1 — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:58:57 GMT

You also need the following environment variables set:

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/oracle/products/9.2.0/lib
SHLIB_PATH=/oracle/products/9.2.0/lib
LIBPATH=/oracle/products/9.2.0/lib

The above examples are for Oracle 9.2; I don't know what the correct directories are for your implementation.

mark

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Donny Jekels — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:01:02 GMT

Gino,

usually, when you run tools as root in a script the shell invokes a subshell. however you need to provide the subshell with the correct variables, the same as your own shell.

check your environment, use #env
then make sure you include those in the top of your script.

the easiest is to source root's .profile

. /root/.profile

peace
Donny

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Gino Castoldi_2 — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:03:45 GMT

Hi everyone,

I set SHLIB_PATH to the "missing" directory and now it works.

Thank you for all your help!
Gino

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Leonardo Sanchez — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:43:33 GMT

somebody knows with what package nco_p_vpo comes? I navigate insite ibm site, but only found nnm probe.

Re: Why does running the binary online work but not in script?

Steven Schweda — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:04:32 GMT

For examples of what can go wrong when you
set these environment variables in general
locations (like "$HOME/.profile"), see:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1067213

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1067351

If you have a program which needs to have
these things set, it's often safer to use a
script which first sets the variables, and
then runs the program.

Special settings which are good for one program
are often not so good for other programs.