unusual problem with shell scripts

[amonamon]

helloo..

On my solaris I have 2 scripts...one is very simple just init 6

while the other is more complex..

both scripts work just fine but I have some aplication done on my remote windows and I can not execute init 6 script...but other scripts can be executed..any ides??

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
can you please confirm/clarify:
1. These scripts are on a Solaris platform
2. If they are on a Solaris platform, why do you mention remote windows.
3. You say both scripts work fine, but then that you can not execute the init 6 script.


For point 3.: Have you checked the execute permissions with 'ls -l'

[amonamon]

right i was confusing..
there are 2 ways to reach those scripts both from windows machine:

1. from emulator like putty both scripts work perfect i can restart machine..

2. using php and telenet class I can execute one script but script with init 6 can not be executed..

PHP code is OK I know that...and in all ways I am root.

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

I'm shure you can tell us the error message, wen you try to execute that script.
'init 6' is a call for reboot, so:
- what is the name of the script calling 'init 6'
- what else is found in that script?


mfG Peter

[Ralph Grothe]

Since you mentioned PHP,
did I get it right that you want from your remote Windows PC (from a browser?) reboot your Solaris server by an init 6 through some sort of CGI script?
So is there a webserver which is supposed to execute the PHP involved?
For security reasons you wouldn't want the webserver on the Solaris box being run as root.

[amonamon]

ok I have script restartNode:

#!/bin/ksh


responce="US"
if [ $responce == "US" ]; then
# echo "cao"
# ./restart214
init 6
#shutdown -i6 -g0 -y
echo "has not been created">>kFILE
else
echo "$dir has not been created"
fi


if I execute it via putty it restarts machine..and works perfect..
but with PHP I just can not execute this script all others can be executed..
to be more precised:

script

#!/bin/ksh


responce="US"
if [ $responce == "US" ]; then
# echo "cao"
# ./restart214
# init 6
#shutdown -i6 -g0 -y
echo "has not been created">>kFILE
else
echo "$dir has not been created"
fi

can be executed via PHP
so if I put # before init 6 it works even via PHP(telnet from windows) but if I remove # it does not work..

strange...

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

- try to catch the error
- call init with pathname


#!/bin/ksh
responce="US"

exec 2>/tmp/shutt.err

if [ $responce == "US" ]; then
# echo "cao"
# ./restart214
/usr/sbin/init 6
#shutdown -i6 -g0 -y
echo "has not been created">>kFILE
else
echo "$dir has not been created"
fi

mfG Peter

[amonamon]

I tryed to catch errors..it creates error file but no errors inside that file..

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,

modify script to get traces:

#!/usr/bin/ksh -x
exec 2>/tmp/shutt.err
responce="US"

if [ $responce == "US" ]; then
echo "ciao"
# ./restart214
/usr/sbin/init 6
#shutdown -i6 -g0 -y
echo "has not been created">>kFILE
else
echo "$dir has not been created"
fi

mfG Peter

[amonamon]

Peter I did that I get empty file errors.err