Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Installation Guide
Check the .profile Exit Status
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Check the .profile Exit Status
In this procedure, you will check the exit status when sourcing the dncs users
.profile settings. The exit status must be 0 (zero). If the status is not 0 upon exit, there
is a problem in the .profile file that prevents DNCS processes from starting after the
upgrade.
1 As dncs user, type the following command and press Enter to source the dncs
.profile settings. The exit status must be 0 (zero). If the status is not 0 upon exit, there
is a problem in the .profile file that prevents DNCS processes from starting after the
upgrade.
1 As dncs user, type the following command and press Enter to source the dncs
user .profile settings.
. ./.profile
2
Type the following command and press Enter to verify that the exit status from
step 1 was 0 (zero).
step 1 was 0 (zero).
echo $?
Result: The system displays the exit status of the command executed in step 1.
3 Is the exit status 0?
If yes, go to the next procedure in this chapter.
If no, continue with step 4.
4 Open the dncs user .profile file in a text editor, such as vi. Review the file for
problems. Check especially for the following condition:
If the last statement (bottom) in the .profile is an “unset” statement, verify it
unsets a variable that was set earlier in the .profile. If it does not, remark or
delete this entry, and then repeat steps 1-3.
Note: If the solution proposed in step 4 still does not produce an exit status of 0
in the dncs user .profile file, contact Cisco Services for assistance.
If the last statement (bottom) in the .profile is an “unset” statement, verify it
unsets a variable that was set earlier in the .profile. If it does not, remark or
delete this entry, and then repeat steps 1-3.
Note: If the solution proposed in step 4 still does not produce an exit status of 0
in the dncs user .profile file, contact Cisco Services for assistance.