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Re: Unknown script command ??



On Thu, 2013-10-31 at 15:15 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: 
> John W. Foster wrote:
> > This is causing a error on one of my servers during a file import.
> > Likely being called by a script (that I didn't write).
> > any Ideas?
> > 
> > sh: /usr/bin/pl
> 
> apt-file returns no hits matching that filename in the Debian archive.
> 
>   apt-file search /usr/bin/pl | grep /usr/bin/pl$
> 
> Are you running something expecting prolog there?
> 
> I would be inclined to create a script /usr/bin/pl to capture the call
> and record it.
> 
>   #!/bin/sh
>   # Install as /usr/bin/pl
>   exec >>/var/tmp/pl.trace.out 2>&1 # redirect all output there.
>   echo ================
>   date -R
>   echo Begin ps -efH dump
>   ps -efH
>   echo End ps -efH dump
>   echo PID:$$
>   echo Begin env dump
>   env
>   echo End env dump
>   echo ================
>   exit 42
> 
> You get the idea.  Dump whatever system state would clue into what
> other process is calling that script.  I suspect there will be enough
> clues in there to identify the offending caller.
> 
> Typo?  Prolog?  Other?
> 
> Bob

Thanks Bob, I did install prolog just in case that was the call but I'm
inclined to blam a poorly constructed call for perl. I'll try the script
approach as you suggested. Good idea.
Thanks
john
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