Re: Bash Script Problem - THANKS
THANKS - Since I wrote the script it never occurred to me that I wouldn't have permission to execute it but that was the case. chmod corrected the problem.
On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 12:07:46PM -0400, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 11:48:22AM -0500, Thomas H. George,,, wrote:
> | When I start a script file (test) with #!/bin/bash I get a message:
> |
> | bash ./test /bin/bash - bad interpreter: persmission denied.
> |
> | My syst is woody with kernel 2.4.18. What is wrong?
>
> First, it is good to avoid choosing a name that conflicts with other
> commands. 'test' is both /usr/bin/test and (with bash) a shell
> builtin.
>
> Second, is the script executable? Use 'ls -l ./test' and look for the
> 'x' characters in the permissions line. It must be executable to
> execute it.
>
> -D
>
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