Hi,
I am trying to execute a shell script on a remote machine
using a shell script on the local machine. I am not getting any
errors but the remote script is not getting executed.

Can you please tell me where I am going wrong.
The local shell script is as follows.

#!/bin/sh
ssh root@10.10.1.180 ~/testscripts/copyexecutable
exit

The copyexecutable script works fine if I ssh into the remote machine
and execute it from the command prompt.

TIA,
R C

R C V wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to execute a shell script on a remote machine
> using a shell script on the local machine. I am not getting any
> errors but the remote script is not getting executed.
>
> Can you please tell me where I am going wrong.
> The local shell script is as follows.
>
> #!/bin/sh
> ssh root@10.10.1.180 ~/testscripts/copyexecutable

The tilda will be expanded by your local shell; try quoting it.

Robert

> exit
>
> The copyexecutable script works fine if I ssh into the remote machine
> and execute it from the command prompt.
>
> TIA,
> R C

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:38:17 +0000, Robert Harris wrote:
> R C V wrote:
>
>> I am trying to execute a shell script on a remote machine
>> using a shell script on the local machine. I am not getting any errors
>> but the remote script is not getting executed.
>>
>> Can you please tell me where I am going wrong. The local shell script
>> is as follows.
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> ssh root@10.10.1.180 ~/testscripts/copyexecutable
>
> The tilda will be expanded by your local shell; try quoting it.

If no absolute path is given the default directory in the ssh session
will be the remote user's home directory. Try

ssh root@10.10.1.180 "testscripts/copyexecutable"

I always quote remote commands out of habit although they shouldn't be
required unless there are spaces.