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Subject: Re: Can't execute a script
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At 12:01 PM 9/9/2005, bob self wrote:
>I have a simple test script called 'scripttest' in /root/bin:
>
>-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  121 Sep  9 14:55 scripttest
>
>my $PATH IS
>
>/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:*/root/bin*
>
>
>#!/bin/sh
>echo "pinging...."
>#end of scripttest
>
>If I run "which scripttest", I get /root/bin/scripttest
>
>But if I try to run this test script I get "scripttest: Command not found."
>
>Why is that happening?

Assuming you're using csh, did you rehash after creating the script?
Did you try to execute it with it's full path? like:
/root/bin/scripttest

-Glenn


>thanks,
>Bob Self
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