[CentOS] Unable to execute a script , Permission denied

[Bowie Bailey]

Bob Beers wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> 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 } '


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Bowie