variable not set

[Javier Ortiz Guajardo]

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

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

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

[harry d brown jr]

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

live free or die
harry

[Javier Ortiz Guajardo]

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

[Roger Baptiste]

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

[Javier Ortiz Guajardo]

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

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

[harry d brown jr]

does bea require csh or ksh?

[Javier Ortiz Guajardo]

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?

[Roger Baptiste]

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

[Deepak Extross]

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