Conference noted::sns

1001.0. "DECmcc feeder on Ultrix : bad substitution !" by MUNICH::KASER (get stoned - drink wet cement !!!) Tue Feb 18 1997 10:59

Hi, 

a customer gets the following error if he configures sns to feed
mcc

SNS version V2.2 running on Ultrix !

here's the log

PSW_MCC_NODE 		RFUW11
PSW_MCC_COLLECTOR	psw_collector
PSW_MCC_ENTITY		Domain
PSW_MCC_PROTOCOL	UDPIP

[RFUW11::root] /usr/kits/psw/consolidator> psw_feed_mmc -c
	
		Setting PSWX feeder to DECmcc
		Checking existense of the following file:

		/usr/mcc/mmtoolkit/examples/mmc_evc_send

		You need to define which protocol will be used to forward
		PSWX messages to DECmcc data collector.

		Select either DECNET or UDPIP: UDPIP

		To forward PSWX messages to DECmcc data collector, you need
		to define on which node this DECmcc data collector is located.
	
		Enter the UDPIP node name where DECmcc collector runs [RFUW11]:

sh: bad substitution
[RFUW11::root] /usr/kits/psw/consolidator>

i'm not very familiar with ultrix or unix

any help appreciated
tx
Manfred

    

    Oops, it seems that we trusted sh, as on Digital UNIX, instead of sh5,
    which should be used on Ultrix instead of the default one which is buggy
    on that platform...
    
    Just substitute the first line:
    
    	#!/bin/sh
    
    with
    
    	#!/bin/sh5
    
    and it will perform those x=${y:-$x} conditional variable substitutions
    (reassign x with the value of y only if y is defined) just fine.
    
    
    FYI, one can debug Bourne shell scripts this way
    
    	# sh -evx /usr/software1/psw22/com/psw_feed_mcc
    
    where the -v option is equivalent to  $ set verify   on VMS,
    and the -x one will perform symbols evaluation before the commands
    to be executed are displayed...
    
    
    Sorry for the inconvenience,
    
    	-- Olivier.
    

    Hi Olivier,
    
    many thanks for the fast response 
    Manfred