• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20, 21, 22, 23
• Relevant for Installation Type: Dedicated-Direct, Direct, Local, Total Care

Problem Symptoms:
When one makes a backup of the Oracle software with the Ex Libris Backup Package the error message "source: Too many arguments" appears at the end of the log file /exlibris/backup/logs/ora_software_o5_<date>_<time>.log.

Cause:
-- In order to make a backup of the Oracle software one executes the following command as UNIX user root:
# /exlibris/backup/scripts/exec_backup_main o5
The C shell interpreter /bin/csh executes the script exec_backup_main and the dependent script ora_s

Resolution:
Change line 12 of the script /exlibris/backup/scripts/ora_software

from:
source $BKP_SCR/backup_mailer $BKP_TYPE 09

to:
csh -f $BKP_SCR/backup_mailer $BKP_TYPE 09

Additional Info
This behavior of the script ora_software is a bug. A fix for this bug has been requested.

• Article last edited: 02-Mar-2016