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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Calling scripts from with scripts Post 302675861 by Chubler_XL on Monday 23rd of July 2012 04:52:58 PM
Old 07-23-2012
What sets the ADMINDIR variable for the first script?
If this is setup in your .profile, .kshrc or /etc/profile it won't be setup when running script via cron.

You are best to set this value at the top of the script:

Code:
#!/bin/ksh
# Define the hostname of the server
SRVNM=`uname -n`
# The directory this script resides in
ADMINDIR=/usr/local/bin
while read -r FS MAXCAP
...

 

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setup-nsssysinit

SETUP-NSSSYSINIT(1)					     Network Security Services					       SETUP-NSSSYSINIT(1)

NAME

       setup-nsssysinit - Query or enable the nss-sysinit module

SYNOPSIS

       setup-nsssysinit [on] [off] [status]

DESCRIPTION

       setup-nsssysinit is a shell script to query the status of the nss-sysinit module and when run with root priviledge it can enable or disable
       it.

       Turns on or off the nss-sysinit module db by editing the global PKCS #11 configuration file. Displays the status. This script can be
       invoked by the user as super user. It is invoked at nss-sysinit post install time with argument on.

OPTIONS

       on
	   Turn on nss-sysinit.

       off
	   Turn on nss-sysinit.

       status
	   returns whether nss-syinit is enabled or not.

EXAMPLES

       The following example will query for the status of nss-sysinit:

		   /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit status

       The following example, when run as superuser, will turn on nss-sysinit:

		   /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit on

FILES

       /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit

SEE ALSO

       pkg-config(1)

AUTHORS

       The nss libraries were written and maintained by developers with Netscape, Red Hat, Sun, Oracle, Mozilla, and Google.

       Authors: Elio Maldonado <emaldona@redhat.com>.

LICENSE

       Licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at
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