topic Re: Problem with scripts in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem with scripts

Alan Casey — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:12:18 GMT

HI,

When I run commands in scripts they are failing. The same commands (all fully pathed) run without problem if run manually. It seems to be an issue with the environment or something like that.
Anybody any ideas?

Re: Problem with scripts

Pete Randall — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:19:07 GMT

Alan,

Can you give us an example? Post a script? Is it all scripts? All commands?

Pete

Re: Problem with scripts

David_246 — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:20:53 GMT

Start at the first line your scripts with :

#!/bin/ksh

|| or at least the shell you use when executing your scripts.

set -x
might show what it does when you're examinig the script.

tusc /path/to/programm may give you quiet some info too (if you know what it means.

An example of the script and the error output might be handy.

Regs David

Re: Problem with scripts

Todd McDaniel_1 — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:21:32 GMT

You either need to source your user's .profile to get the PATH info and/or use set -x in the top of the script...

That usu fixes most problems with scripts not running where a command line does.

Re: Problem with scripts

Alan Casey — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:21:35 GMT

Hi Pete,

It's not all scripts, it's specific to scripts associated with FileNET Software, FileNET have said that the problem seems to be UNIX related.

Here is an example if this is any use thanks.

"#!/bin/sh
sleep 30
/fnsw/bin/killfnsw -DAy
touch /tmp/alantag

sleep 60
/fnsw/bin/initfnsw -y stop
sleep 200
/fnsw/bin/killfnsw -DAy
sleep 300
/fnsw/bin/initfnsw -y start"

Re: Problem with scripts

Graham Cameron_1 — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:42:05 GMT

Alan

What errors does the above script produce?
All I can imagine is command not found, or permission denied, or some application level error. Maybe it's looking for an
environment variable which is not being exported to the script>
Do you run it as the same user from a script as you do when running manually?

It would be helpful if you could post sample session output.

-- Graham

Re: Problem with scripts

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:28:59 GMT

Hi Alan,

Onething you could do is to source in your .profile at the beginning of the script. This will fix in case if these commands are looking at any environmental settings.

. $HOME/.profile

-Sri

Re: Problem with scripts

Alan Casey — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 07:08:00 GMT

Thanks Sri,

The .profile entry sorted out the problem. :)