I have a new install of Redhat linux 8.0. I used the command:

# perl -v

and it returned:

perl v5.8.0 for linux i386.

I then used the command:

# which perl

and it returned:

/usr/bin/perl

I have some older scripts that I have run many times on another machine and I adjusted them to #! /user/bin/perl.

The files have RWX permisions and I am logged in as root. When I try to run a script:

# ./srcipt1.pl

I get:

bash: ./scrip1.pl: Permission denied

I am new enough to not have a clue what to change, try or look for. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.....

Probably just a typo, but you mean #!/usr/bin/perl

I double checked and it is #!/usr/bin/perl.

what happens if you type perl ./script1.pl?

That did the trick....

Thank you very much!