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["Paul Abraham" <Paul.Abraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

scsijon wrote:
> Most likely dumb but:
> 
>  have written a simple script (script1) I want to run
> 
> i've used chmod +x script1 ro make it executable
> 
> when I attempt to run it i get the error: 
> 
> "sh: ./script1: No such file or directory
> 
> I'm logged in as root, 
> I can see and edit it,
> Why can't i run it?????????
> 
> as i said most likeley dumb but.....

If the first line contains #!, check that the program it points
to actually exists.

i.e. if your first line is #!/usr/bin/perl, check that /usr/bin/perl
exists.

> thanks in advance
> scsijon

Paul.