Hi, i don't think is file permission related. ls -la /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh -rwxrwxrwx 1 media media 3348 Dec 24 12:23 /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh vdr is running with same user as script permission. $ ps aux |grep iptv 662 media 0:43 /usr/bin/vdr -w 60 -Pepgtableid0 -Piptv -Pstreamdev-server -Pvnsiserver -Pxineliboutput --local=none --primary --remote=:37890 The problem is: the plugins execute cmd line without cote :/ VDR log: ERROR: Script execution failed: /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh 1 4321 Then, the shell (sh -c) does not take two parameters following.. Additional information from channels.conf: L'Equipe 21;IPTV:10:S=1|P=0|F=EXT|U=/etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh|A=1:I:0:0:680=@4:0:0:4:0:0:0 url from script: ------- ... case ${PARAMETER} in 1) #EXTINF:0,21 - L'Equipe 21 URL="rtsp://mafreebox.freebox.fr/fbxtv_pub/stream?namespace=1&service=994&flavour=ld" ;; ... ------- Thanks. Le mardi 24 décembre 2013 Ian_and_joanna <ian_and_joanna@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit: > Hi, > > In Brief > > Have you checked file permissions? > > Detail > > The first example you quote that works is the way iptvstream.sh > should be called I think (so that parameters can be passed to the > script). > > The first thing I'd check are the file permissions on iptvstream.sh > (i.e. the output from > > ls -l /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh > > ) and that they allow the user running vdr to execute the script. > > In general I hesitate in modifying the source until I have ruled out > other possibilities as I imagine an error of this nature in the > source would have been picked up by others sooner (unless it is a > very recent change). > > In closing > > First step check file permissions on the shell script. > > Regards, > > Ian. > > Sent from my mobile phone. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Zouhair <infonux@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2013/12/23 22:43 (GMT+00:00) > To: VDR Mailing List <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: vdr-iptv "sh -c" iptvstream.sh issue > > Hi, > > the external script iptvstream.sh not execute from iptv plugins ? > I get: "ERROR: Script execution failed: /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh 1 4321" > > after looking at the source code "protocolext.c" > ------ > // Create a new session for a process group > ERROR_IF_RET(setsid() == -1, "setsid()", _exit(-1)); > if (execl(EXTSHELL, "sh", "-c", *cmd, (char *)NULL) == -1) { > error("Script execution failed: %s", *cmd); > _exit(-1); > ... > > I tried to execute it in the same way: > > sh -c /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh 1 4321 > not work. (the shell exit with no execution) > > I try with the cote (like): > sh -c "/etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh 1 4321" > or, > sh /etc/vdr/iptvstream.sh 1 4321 > and, work fine. > > Should add cote or remove "-c" in source code to fix this ? > Or any other solution ? > > > Using: vdr-iptv-2.0.0 and VDR 2.0.2 > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr