How do you create an executable script to run from an icon?

[suse_tpx60s]

Thanks to you both for your references. I'll read up on those. I'm glad it's finally sorted as I was starting to pull my hair out over it

[ken_yap]

I bet your /VAULT is mounted with noexec. Usually this happens without your explicitly mentioning noexec. If you look at man 8 mount you will see that certain options imply noexec, like user and users. To undo this explicit noexec, you have to put exec after user or after users in the mount options.

[hcvv]

Originally Posted by ken_yap

I bet your /VAULT is mounted with noexec. Usually this happens without your explicitly mentioning noexec. If you look at man 8 mount you will see that certain options imply noexec, like user and users. To undo this explicit noexec, you have to put exec after user or after users in the mount options.

Thanks ken_yap, this must be the ultimate answer to this behaviour.

[suse_tpx60s]

Originally Posted by ken_yap

I bet your /VAULT is mounted with noexec. Usually this happens without your explicitly mentioning noexec. If you look at man 8 mount you will see that certain options imply noexec, like user and users. To undo this explicit noexec, you have to put exec after user or after users in the mount options.

I guess that must be the reason as I certainly didn't explicitly specify exec. Thanks for highlighting that. It's useful to know.

[ken_yap]

Originally Posted by ken_yap

I bet your /VAULT is mounted with noexec. Usually this happens without your explicitly mentioning noexec. If you look at man 8 mount you will see that certain options imply noexec, like user and users. To undo this implicit noexec, you have to put exec after user or after users in the mount options.

Small correction to my typo.

Another way to work around the noexec is to run the script by doing:

sh /VAULT/nameofscript

On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:26:01 GMT, suse tpx60s
<suse_tpx60s@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
>I seem to have a problem with the script. It's not doing anything. I
>tried it as root too to make sure it was not a permission problem.
>
>The script is set to be executable so I'd expect clicking on it would
>execute it - right? When I try launch the script directly it looks like
>wine is trying to launch it.

Try changing the "command line" to get the script to execute to
"[/bin/]sh [./]|[~/]dothis[.sh]". I personally prefer .sh for shell
scripts to remind me if what it is.
The stuff inside "[]" may be optional. It kinda depends on other
things on your system configuration; the "|" is an exclusive or /
alternative method thing. All of this is pretty standard command line
typography. See also Backus-Naur [Normal] Form (BNF).

[heseltine]

If I understand your request, you simply want a shortcut icon on the desktop to run a script whenever you wish.

Here is a very simple way in KDE 4.04 (I'm running SuSE 11) to create a shortcut on the desktop.

(1) open filemanager (Dolphin)
(2) navigate to and open Desktop icon
(3) right click in open area
(4) hover cursor over "create new" to open options
(5) select "link to application"
(6) a properties page will appear - select Application tab
(7) Browse for the command (ie the file you wish to link to)
(8) do same with Work path option (ie select its directory path)
(9) in General tab change icon to heart's desire
(10) Although permissions refer to root, ignore. Save, and the working icon should appear on the desktop. When ever you click on it, it will run the script.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Mark

[suse_tpx60s]

Thanks. that's pretty much how I did it in the end. The problem was the location of my script file. Once I moved it, the short cut worked.