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Hi,

I wrote a script for backing up a application database. When I run the script from command line, it works great.. But when I add that script to login profile of some user , it does not work ...

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backup script:- (databasebk)

#!/bin/ksh
# set the environment
. /home/user1/lib/setregion US

stty intr '^C'
echo $BKPARAM
exec mpro -p bkup.p -e 200 -l 200 -s 31 -T /tmp -pf $BKPARAM
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The setregion script uses the parameter "US" to set the environment. BKPARAM is one of the parameters set in "setregion" script.
When I run the script from command line, BKPARAM has the value :- /home/database/US/param.pf

When I added this to the login profile of a user, it did not work..
.profile file
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# login profile of user "bkup"

. /home/db/bin/databasebk

# end of script
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When I login with account "bkup" , it runs teh script databasebk ..but the parameters are not properly.. after putting an echo statement in "setregion" script, I found that it is not picking the parameter "US" ...so BKPARAM has the value /home/database//param.pf which in invalid..
I tried putting parameter US in double quotes etc..but still it did not work..

Not sure why it does not work when it is executed from login profile..
We are on Sun solaris 2.8

Any ideas.??

Thanks in advance

I think you have a problem with the setregion script. It looks like it may be a permisison problem. From your post and your trouble shooting soo far it has to do with the setregion script. You did not clearifed if the script works for which users. You stated that it works great.. But when I add that script to login profile of some user... Does the user have permission to execute the setregion script? IF noy then theBKPARAM will not be set.

Passing arguments to a dotted script is a ksh concept. The shell running .profile must not be ksh. What shell did you give the user?

Thanks a lot..

it worked fine..actually it is the combination of both the issues..first it was the permission issue..once I corrected , the script started executing..
then I replace . with exec command..
now, it is cool

Thanks again..