run bash script

[ricky73]

In ESXi 6.0 host I created Bash script which I renamed as "test.sh" and I'm not able to run it if I type:

./test.sh

While I type It's ok:

sh test.sh

Is there way to run script as ./test.sh ?!

[larstr]

Ricky73,

Keep in mind that the shell of ESXi is not a traditional linux shell, it's a busybox shell.  There is no concept of bash, but you still have basic shell (sh) functionality.

ls -l /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            35 Nov  4 23:26 /bin/sh -> /usr/lib/vmware/busybox/bin/busybox

It is also possible to create and run a script, but you need to specify what shell to be used in the script similar to this:

[root@esx-01:~] cat test.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo test
[root@esx-01:~] chmod +x test.sh
[root@esx-01:~] ./test.sh
test

Good luck!

Lars

[ricky73]

I thank you but my file test.sh contents already:

#!/bin/bash

echo test

file permissions are 777

but nothing!

I don't see no bash file in ESXi host, I lookuped "bash" into server but no results.

[larstr]

There is no bash on ESXi, only sh (but not a real sh, just busybox).

So you need to change your line

#!/bin/bash

to

#!/bin/sh

in order for your script to work.

Lars

[gdmersh]

Hi 

Thanks for the great answer.

I want to declare a map in a my shell script on esx.

I tried 

declare -A MAP=( [key1]=val1 [key2]=val2 )  like in linux .

This does not work. I get many errors including declare not found, MAP not found etc.

 

So how do I declare a key value pair in esx shel script

 

Thanks

-Dee

[Valentin Bondzio]

"declare" isn't supported / provided by the busybox shell