#496 pgxc_ctl sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Adam S — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:36:40 -0000

So it is. Thank you for your patience and letting me know. :)

pgxc_ctl sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Adam S — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:10:14 -0000

pgxc_ctl init all
yields following error

Starting datanode master datanode2.
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(ssh postgres@192.168.1.15 touch (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_9) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1'
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token null' sh: -c: line 0:(touch (null)/STDOUT_4413_8) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(scp postgres@192.168.1.15:(null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_9 (null)/STDOUT_4413_8; ssh postgres@192.168.1.15 rm -rf (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_9) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(ssh postgres@192.168.1.16 touch (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_11) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1'
ERROR: Cannot open "(null)/STDOUT_4413_8" for read, No such file or directory
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(rm -f (null)/STDOUT_4413_8) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token null' sh: -c: line 0:(touch (null)/STDOUT_4413_10) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(scp postgres@192.168.1.16:(null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_11 (null)/STDOUT_4413_10; ssh postgres@192.168.1.16 rm -rf (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_11) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
ERROR: Cannot open "(null)/STDOUT_4413_10" for read, No such file or directory
sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' sh: -c: line 0:(rm -f (null)/STDOUT_4413_10) < /dev/null > /dev/null'
bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' bash: -c: line 0:rm -f (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_9 > /dev/null 2>&1'
bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token (' bash: -c: line 0:rm -f (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_11 > /dev/null 2>&1'
Done.
ERROR: could not open file (null)/STDIN_4413_12 for write, No such file or directory
Done.
Done.

On Scientific Linux release 6.8 (a rebuild of Enterprise Linux)
pg_ctl --version
pg_ctl (PostgreSQL) 9.5.5 (Postgres-XL 9.5r1.4)

bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.1.2(2)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu)

sh is symbolically linked to bash

Possible solution
Using the () to launch the command in a subshell as in (ssh postgres@192.168.1.15 touch (null)/gp05_STDOUT_4413_9), escape them using \ when bash is invoked via sh it runs in POSIX mode which is more strict

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pgxc_ctl sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('