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Nikoolayy1
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Jan 17, 2023

iCall script triggers error need ${HOME} to run

I have checked article https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-articles/what-is-icall/ta-p/288206 and https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14397 for iCall scripts.   I am trying to execute a linux c...
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Nikoolayy1's avatar
Nikoolayy1
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Jan 18, 2023

If i run the script myself yes there is no issue as that is the first thing I checked but I have now some leads, so I will do more testing. Still I used "bash script.sh" or "./script.sh" for personal tests, so maybe the "exec" changes the shell, so a nice suggestion.

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G-Rob
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Jan 19, 2023

I don't think "exec" necessarily changes the shell, but "exec bash script.sh" vs "exec script.sh" would launch a child BASH process, most likely without the environmental variables you need. Can you try without specifying bash and let me know how it goes?