Cannot run csh script HPUX 11.11

[housej55]

Hello,
I am a newbie in the HPUX world. I am trying to run a script on a test box ending in csh. I have done a chmod to make the file r,w,x all the way across. I get a error message while logged in as root "Execute Permission Denied". Should I have this in a specific directory when running it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

JH

 

[hoinz]

Hello,

the message "Execute Permission Denied" could as well be caused by a command inside your script ...

The script usually needn't be in a specific directory. But you could try calling it with full path name, or with './script.csh', and see if this will make a difference.

What is the very first line in your script?
Make sure it reads:
#!/usr/bin/csh

And by the way, did you get that script from somewhere, and you think/know it works? Or is it your own first try in csh scripting?

hope this helps

 

[housej55]

Hello Hoinz,
This is a script that was given to me from a Auditor. It's supposed to be a basic scrip that can be ran so that they will get their info. The top of the script does show what you stated above. I will try the ./auditorscript.csh and see if that helps.

Thanks for the info

 

[housej55]

Hoinz,
The ./ command worked. Is this something specific I will need to use for all csh scripts for 11.11 HPUX ? Or will this need to be ran for all scripts?

Thanks

 

[hoinz]

Glad it helped;

how much do you know about any kind of Unix/Linux?
In your man pages (type: man csh) read about the $PATH or $path environment variable. This is a list of directories where the shell has to look for the program you called. Usually $PATH includes various bin directories, and sometimes, but not always . (i.e. the current directory). In your case . is not in $PATH, and so the program cannot be found.
On the other hand, if you call it by ./script, then the preceding ./ tells the shell to look in the current directory, and not in the $PATH list.

And it is roughly the same for all kinds of Unix, and for all kinds of shells.

Hope this helps

 

[housej55]

I just went a couple weeks ago for the Network 1 class on HPUX. This is all new to me but I'm taking alot of notes. I have already been in the man pages but will look at the csh info. I call it the "Trip to the other side" on this stuff but it is pretty interesting.

Thanks