[mythtv-users] ptune.pl user vs. root/mythtv

[Jon McLennan]

--- Nigel Croxon <Nigel.Croxon at HP.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> Question about ptune.pl
> 
> When I run the program as a regular user, I get a different output
> and
> the channel doesn't change.  When I run the program as 'root' or as
> 'mythtv' user, it works fine.  Log found below.  
> My issue is, as I run the mythfrontend, it doesn't change the channel
> for me.
> 
> -Nigel
> 
> :~$ ptune.pl 2
> Frequency: 960 15.36
> Setting msp matrix: input = 3, output = 1
> :~$ su
> Password:
> # ptune.pl 2
> Ch.2: 54000 864
> #
> 
> 
> :~$ sh -x ptune.pl 2
> + use strict
> /usr/bin/ptune.pl: line 5: use: command not found
> /usr/bin/ptune.pl: ptune.pl: line 7: syntax error near unexpected
> token
> `('
> /usr/bin/ptune.pl: ptune.pl: line 7: `use Getopt::Long qw(:config
> no_ignore_case bundling);'
> 
> 
> 
> :~$ head /usr/bin/ptune.pl
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> #
> # $Header: /cvsroot/ivtv/ivtv/ivtv/utils/ptune.pl,v 1.12 2003/07/16
> 03:30:39 pcxuser Exp $
> #
> use strict;
>  
> use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_ignore_case bundling);
> use Video::Frequencies;
> use Video::ivtv 0.12;
> use Config::IniFiles;
> 
> 

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You're trying to run a perl script as a shell script. If /usr/bin is in
your PATH, you can execute it like this:

    ptune.pl 2

or if it's not:

    perl /usr/bin/ptune.pl 2

Jon


	
		
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