On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 12:20:33 +0000 Bob McConnell <r...@cbord.com> wrote:
> My first step would be to log into the problem machine as the same > user the command runs under, then try to run it manually. The error > messages there should point you toward the problem. If it runs, then > there has to be a difference in the environments between your login > and the user that actually executes the script. But that doesn't determine which shell system() uses. Most users are automatically assign bash(1) as their default shell. Most perls use sh(1). On my machine, sh(1) is symbolically linked to dash(1). So, determining which shell is in use is the next step. -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. _Perl links_ official site : http://www.perl.org/ beginners' help : http://learn.perl.org/faq/beginners.html advance help : http://perlmonks.org/ documentation : http://perldoc.perl.org/ news : http://perlsphere.net/ repository : http://www.cpan.org/ blog : http://blogs.perl.org/ regional groups : http://www.pm.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/