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# 1  
Old 07-19-2011
awk: can't open the file
I have a shell script with the following awk command.

Code:
awk '$1 == "GEOG_SRV"{split($2,a,":");print a[2]}' /etc/qm

when I run it manually command line its fine and giving the output.
Code:
bash-3.00$ awk '$1 == "GEOG_SRV"{split($2,a,":");print a[2]}' /etc/qm
9010

But in the script its throwing an error saying.


awk: can't open /etc/qm

Permissions seem to be fine.
Code:
ls -l /etc/qm
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root          11 Apr  6 09:23 /etc/qm -> /www/etc/qm
bash-3.00$ ls -l /www/etc/qm
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        5389 Nov 29  2010 /www/etc/qm

Smilie

Please help me to find out the reason.
# 2  
Old 07-19-2011
Does a simple cat work on it or other files in /www/etc/qm. Are you root or another user which has no read permissions to /www/etc/qm or maybe missing execute to change directory?
# 3  
Old 07-19-2011
/www/etc/qm is a file and it has the enough permission. Im running the script as root and in the script it switches the user to "httpd"

I am running the awk command as a my own id..(not root/httpd)
# 4  
Old 07-19-2011
Dear Tuxidow,


try both the following in in command prompt , NOT in Shell

Code:
incommandprompt]# awk '{print }' /etc/qm

and

Code:
incommandprompt]# awk '$1 == "GEOG_SRV"{split($2,a,":");print a[2]}' /etc/qm

If it is working ,
it will be permission problem only
if it is not working,
it will be awk problem
# 5  
Old 07-19-2011
Thanks linux admin...both the awk commands are working from command prompt.. so as per you its permission issue? can you please help me in fixing it?
# 6  
Old 07-19-2011
yes. of course.

Give us your script.. Completely here.
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