I think this is because $group includes a linefeed because you are entering it from the command line when you reply to "Enter the parent node group name: ". When the system command interprets the arguments you are giving it then it sees:
so the -caption is seperated from the call to ovownodeutil and you get a message from ovownodeutil saying it is missing -caption.
I think the way around this is to chop off the linefeed after you read $group so you need to add command chomp $group like this:
hi there,
i was reading about the exec() function. and if i m not wrong, exec() kills your present process and starts a new process in its place. the process id remains the same.
then it says if exec is successful the text data and stack are overlayed by new file! -
i dont get this part "only... (2 Replies)
Hi ,
Can anybody name any System Function in C/C++ for Sun-Solaris (unix) platform which can serve the alternative of execl() system function.
Actually I am calling a fork-execl() pair and then making an interprocess communication between these two(parent-child process). But the problem is... (3 Replies)
Hi I'm new to Perl and the forum. I've done a quick search on my question but I didn't see an answer. I sincerely apologize if this question has been asked.
I'm trying to have my perl scrip recognize system variable $USER such that:
my $test_path = "/temp/\$USER/g03/Gau-11097.EIn";
open... (2 Replies)
Hi again ;) Now I want to make a program that will execute the programs with exec, asking the user if he wants the program to run in background or foreground.
scanf("%c",&caracter);
if (caracter=='y'){
printf("Has decidido ejecutarlo en background\n");
if((pid=fork())==0) {// fork para... (3 Replies)
I have the following bash script lines in a file named test.sh.
#!/bin/bash
#
# Write Date to cron.log
#
echo "Begin SSI Load $(date +%d%b%y_%T)"
#
# Get the latest rates file for processing.
#
d=$(ls -tr /rms/data/ssi | grep -v "processed" | tail -n 1)
filename=$d
export filename... (3 Replies)
i have perl script that used to be working great , once i edit it in windows
and convert it to UTF-8 and then via FTP return it .
also did:
chmod +x foo.pl
and then when i try to run it :
./foo.pl
im getting this error:
./foo.pl: Exec format error. Wrong Architecture.... (4 Replies)
I have reviewed many examples on-line about running another process (either PERL or shell command or a program), but do not find any usefull for my needs way. (Reviewed and not useful the system(), 'back ticks', exec() and open())
I would like to run another PERL-script from first one, not... (1 Reply)
Hello... And thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer me on my question! I've been doing a lot of reading to try and find my answer... But I haven't had any luck
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LEARN ABOUT XFREE86
groupdel
groupdel(1M) System Administration Commands groupdel(1M)NAME
groupdel - delete a group definition from the system
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/groupdel group
DESCRIPTION
The groupdel utility deletes a group definition from the system. It deletes the appropriate entry from the /etc/group file.
OPERANDS
group An existing group name to be deleted.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Success.
2 Invalid command syntax. A usage message for the groupdel command is displayed.
6 group does not exist.
10 Cannot update the /etc/group file.
FILES
/etc/group system file containing group definitions
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO users(1B), groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), logins(1M), useradd(1M), userdel(1M), usermod(1M), attributes(5)NOTES
The groupdel utility only deletes a group definition that is in the local /etc/group file. If a network nameservice such as NIS or NIS+ is
being used to supplement the local /etc/group file with additional entries, groupdel cannot change information supplied by the network
nameservice.
SunOS 5.10 14 Sep 1992 groupdel(1M)