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\"Say<\/a>
Say What<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What’s my path again?\u00a0 \u00a0Why did my command fail?<\/h3>\n

Ever get ‘command not found’ errors when calling a command on a machine?\u00a0 Many times, these errors are related to what is defined on said machine.\u00a0 \u00a0So with monitoring tools like SCOM, ALA, Azure Automation, BMC Patrol, the ID used in monitoring rely on filepaths defined on the local server (holds true for Windows\/UNIX).\u00a0 Because sometimes even ls, awk, dir, etc. if their various bin directory filepaths are NOT specified as a security hardening measure.\u00a0 The result of STIG\/Security hardening is ALL scripts\/commands require a fully qualified filepath.<\/p>\n

Fully qualifying command paths holds true for Windows and UNIX, from generic OS commands, AND also application specific files (including an executable).\u00a0 Updates are required if you want to supply the short name command.\u00a0 Add the full filepath to PATH= statement.\u00a0 The alternative is to fully qualify in your SCOM mgmt. pack, so the command will run regardless of user, as long as the path is correct.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Check for specified shell<\/h3>\n

First, let’s check UNIX to see what shell is specified for user(s).<\/p>\n

Second, log into your UNIX server, and check files type:\u00a0 ls -al .* | more\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Use<\/a>
Use ls -al | more to see what PATH files are in the user directory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Third, another option with less output<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

example:\u00a0<\/span> ls -al .*profile<\/span><\/p>\n

\"What's<\/a>
What’s my path? Use command ls -al .*profile to find which profile(s) exist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fourth, Look for the shell defined for the user account<\/p>\n

On my server, SCOM user is bash shell (but I do NOT have a .bash_profile, only a .profile (also note NO .ksh_profile) )\u00a0 \u00a0Knowing what profiles are configured for user account will help define what is inherited from the OS, (automatically included).\u00a0 Leverage when calling commands in your management packs for custom rules\/monitors.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In conclusion, if executable is NOT in the filepath variable, you have two ways to resolve the issue:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Create a .bash_profile<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Call bash\/ksh shell in your script or command line:\u00a0\u00a0 bash; <commandhere><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    To check path:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    UNIX $PATH vs. Windows $ENV:path<\/span><\/p>\n

    UNIX example – \u2018echo $PATH<\/span>\u2019 from UNIX ssh session\/logon<\/p>\n

    \"What's<\/a>
    UNIX what’s my path? Use echo $PATH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Windows PowerShell example<\/p>\n

    \"What's<\/a>
    What’s my path? Windows PowerShell example of $PATH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s my .profile that sets up SCOM user (only \/bin shown)<\/p>\n

    \"What's<\/a>
    What’s my path? Use UNIX .profile to find PATH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s a UNIX .profile example:<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.unix.com\/unix-for-dummies-questions-and-answers\/21995-basic-profile-setup.html<\/a><\/p>\n

    Example<\/p>\n

    set PATH=$PATH:\/usr\/homes\/myhome\/sqlldr:\/appl\/oracle\/product\/9.2.0\/bin<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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