Bob Beers wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Bowie Bailey wrote: >> >>> Jatin Davey wrote: >>> >>>> Here is the script that i am trying to execute as a non-root user: >>>> >>>> #!/bin/sh >>>> ps -C java -o thcount > /home/proc_threads/tempfile >>>> awk ' { total += $1 } END { print total } ' /home/proc_threads/tempfile >>>> >>>> here is the output when i try to execute as a non-root user: >>>> >>>> ./javathreads: line 2: /home/proc_threads/tempfile: Permission denied >>>> awk: cmd. line:1: fatal: cannot open file >>>> `/home/proc_threads/tempfile' for reading (Permission denied) >>>> >>> The script is running, but the 'awk' line is failing to read >>> /home/proc_threads/tempfile. What are the permissions on that file and >>> directory? >>> >>> >>> $ ls -ld /home/proc_threads >>> >>> $ ls -l /home/proc_threads/tempfile >>> >>> >> Unless you have some other use for the contents of tempfile, you could use a >> pipeline instead to avoid any permissions issue. >> > > If you don't mind, I would like to see the pipeline equivalent. :) > ps -C java -o thcount | awk ' { total += $1 } END { print total } ' -- Bowie _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos