Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:42:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00), Simon Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bad interpreter is the error bash gives when the script isn't executable. Do chmod +x LinxuxInstaller.bin and it'll probably be happy. (Anyone know why it does this strange thing?) Simon, It is strange, as if I go to the directory where LinxuxInstaller.bin is and I do sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin LinxuxInstaller.bin runs! Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
The syntax that works for you (sh xyz) says start a shell, and have that shell read this file, and follow the instructions in it. To do that, you must have read permission for the file. By contrast ./xyz says execute this file and for that, you must have execute permission :) These two really are handled differently, in the first case, you'll get by without the #!/bin/bash at the first line of the file, in the second case, the kernel loads the file, then examines it to determine _how_ to execute it (parsing, as it does so, the #!/blah, which tells it that it has a script and what interpreter to invoke). What seems really odd to me is that every other shell I've ever used (including, I thought bash in the past/on other Unixen) say cannot execute if they find the file you name as $0 on a command line doesn't have execute permission for you. So, this error is really bizzare in my book. But whatever, once you know, you can handle it, right? Cheers, Simon -Original Message- From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 13, 2004 4:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:42:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00), Simon Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bad interpreter is the error bash gives when the script isn't executable. Do chmod +x LinxuxInstaller.bin and it'll probably be happy. (Anyone know why it does this strange thing?) Simon, It is strange, as if I go to the directory where LinxuxInstaller.bin is and I do sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin LinxuxInstaller.bin runs! Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
Dear All I am trying to install a program using the following command inside a the script installMapleLinuxSU: sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin but I get the error: bash: ./installMapleLinuxSU: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul PS: Since I am a GMail user, please be sure that you reply to the list. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 11:30:19AM +, Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I am trying to install a program using the following command inside a the script installMapleLinuxSU: sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin but I get the error: bash: ./installMapleLinuxSU: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied. Any ideas? Paul, You don't need both sh and ./ so try either sh LinuxInstaller.bin or ./LinuxInstaller.bin or even /full/path/to/LinuxInstaller.bin Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
Paul Smith wrote: Dear All I am trying to install a program using the following command inside a the script installMapleLinuxSU: sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin but I get the error: bash: ./installMapleLinuxSU: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul PS: Since I am a GMail user, please be sure that you reply to the list. Check if LinuxInstaller.bin is a script, and if it is, look at the first line. It should be #!/something where something is the interpreter for running the script. One problem that is still fairly common is that the full path will be provided, but it will be the wrong one for your system. If it is /usr/local/bin, try changing it to /usr/bin and see if it works. Or you can run witch command where command is the interpreter without the path. This will return the path if the command can be found. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter
Bad interpreter is the error bash gives when the script isn't executable. Do chmod +x LinxuxInstaller.bin and it'll probably be happy. (Anyone know why it does this strange thing?) Cheers, Simon -Original Message- From: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 12, 2004 9:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] /bin/sh: bad interpreter On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:28:31 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to install a program using the following command inside a the script installMapleLinuxSU: sh ./LinuxInstaller.bin but I get the error: bash: ./installMapleLinuxSU: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied. Check if LinuxInstaller.bin is a script, and if it is, look at the first line. It should be #!/something where something is the interpreter for running the script. One problem that is still fairly common is that the full path will be provided, but it will be the wrong one for your system. If it is /usr/local/bin, try changing it to /usr/bin and see if it works. Or you can run witch command where command is the interpreter without the path. This will return the path if the command can be found. Thanks, Mikkel and Todd. Meanwhile, by running LinuxInstaller.bin directly, I was able to install the software I wanted to install. Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
