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Old 11-06-2008, 10:55 AM   #1
owenm
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python script wont start - bash: myCommand : command not found


Hi all, first post, hope someone can help.

I have inherited a mail server running scalix 10.0.1 on Red hat enterprise linux v4 (x86) u3 and need to run a utility in the administrators kit called 'sxaa' but when I type sxaa at the prompt i get

bash: sxaa: command not found

sxaa is a valid command for the utility because the readme file says so.

I tried sh sxaa and got:

sxaa: line 4:
: sxaa,v 1.6 2006/03/29 02:32:54 dkelly Exp $
: No such file or directory
sxaa: line 6: import: command not found
sxaa: line 7: import: command not found
sxaa: line 8: import: command not found
sxaa: line 9: import: command not found
sxaa: line 10: from: command not found
sxaa: line 15: gDQuote: command not found
sxaa: line 16: gDebugMode: command not found
sxaa: line 17: syntax error near unexpected token `('
sxaa: line 17: `gB = ("s", "")'
[root@lmkzr admin_resource_kit]#


It's not a path (?) issue because I am trying to run it from the directory it is in.

Do I need to install a python command interpreter or something? ls -al gives -rwxr-xr-x. does this not indicate the file is executable by all users?

I'm a bit new to linux at command prompt but can get around, I have never installed anything though. The system does have a gui (X) desktop as well.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Tks,
Owen.
 
Old 11-06-2008, 11:37 AM   #2
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It is indeed a path issue in the first instance - it's not in the path so you cannot just type its name, you need to specify you're running it from current directory with './':

./sxaa

In the second instance when you do 'sh sxaa' you are telling a shell (in your case Bash) to execute a Python utility - not much surprise that it fails

Do:

python sxaa

and see if it works.
 
Old 11-06-2008, 11:50 AM   #3
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Much appreciated. Working fine.

Tks,
Owen.
 
  


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