Q. I’m getting an error as follows while trying to run a shell script over remote ssh session:
./myscript.sh
/bin/bash: bad interpreter: Text file busy
How do I fix this error message and run the script?
A. This error means some other process or user is accessing your file. Your script file is open and hence bash giving out this error.
To list open file use lsof command, enter:
# lsof | grep myscript.sh
Sample output:
cat 4995 root 1w REG 8,2 1374 28409914 /home/vivek/myscript.sh cat 5031 root 1w REG 8,2 1374 28409914 /home/vivek/myscript.sh cat 5069 root 1w REG 8,2 1374 28409914 /home/vivek/myscript.sh
You can wait or simply kill those process with kill command:
# kill 4995 5031 5069
Now, try to run script again:
# ./myscript.sh
🐧 Get the latest tutorials on Linux, Open Source & DevOps via RSS feed or Weekly email newsletter.
🐧 10 comments so far... add one ↓
🐧 10 comments so far... add one ↓
Related Tutorials
| Category | List of Unix and Linux commands |
|---|---|
| Disk space analyzers | df • duf • ncdu • pydf |
| File Management | cat • cp • mkdir • tree |
| Firewall | Alpine Awall • CentOS 8 • OpenSUSE • RHEL 8 • Ubuntu 16.04 • Ubuntu 18.04 • Ubuntu 20.04 |
| Modern utilities | bat • exa |
| Network Utilities | NetHogs • dig • host • ip • nmap |
| OpenVPN | CentOS 7 • CentOS 8 • Debian 10 • Debian 8/9 • Ubuntu 18.04 • Ubuntu 20.04 |
| Package Manager | apk • apt |
| Processes Management | bg • chroot • cron • disown • fg • glances • gtop • jobs • killall • kill • pidof • pstree • pwdx • time • vtop |
| Searching | ag • grep • whereis • which |
| User Information | groups • id • lastcomm • last • lid/libuser-lid • logname • members • users • whoami • who • w |
| WireGuard VPN | Alpine • CentOS 8 • Debian 10 • Firewall • Ubuntu 20.04 |
I had type this command :
pkill myscript.shbut if you want use lsof the -t option show only the PID :
kill `lsof -t myscript.sh`Richard,
Thanks for pointing out -t option.
dos2unix Try this ..it will work..it will convert from dos mode to unix mode…while transferring the file from dos to unix unwanted characters will be appended..the above cmd will solve this issue
dos2unix File_name
Sorry,
for pkill command I forgot the option -f :
pkill -f myscript.shHow about a real solution: allow interpreters to run files that are open and locked! This (recent) kernel change sucks.
My problem occurred coz I transferred the script from a windows machine to linux. Once I converted it to unix compatible file (using dos2unix command) the problem went away
in my case he throws that error after writing a lot of entries to a log file using phps error_log()
i install ubundu and iam trying to set single node for my project… while setting namenode we have to run one program.. when i tried to run it showing a bash error like this
-bash:bin/hadoop:permission denied
pls help me and reply me as soon as possible
Thanks it worked. I was having an issue launching a game.