# A little problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 24, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742 "2006-01-24T18:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/1 "2006-01-24T18:55:12Z")
Hi everyone, I’m Matteo, I’m Italian, so sorry for my bad English. I’ve just downloaded the “depot” examples, but I’ve an error: # script/server bash: script/server: /Users/dave/ruby1.8/bin/ruby: bad interpreter: No such file or directory matteod@bones:~/work/rails-code/depot8$ What’s wrong? Would you mind suggesting me how to fix this problem? I’m under Ubuntu Linux, I’ll appreciate any your answer, THANKs, Matte. ---
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/2 "2006-01-24T19:18:24Z")
On 1/24/06, Matteo Dall’Osso [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What’s wrong? Would you mind suggesting me how to fix this problem? > I’m under Ubuntu Linux, > I’ll appreciate any your answer, > THANKs, > Matte. > > – Looks like your environment is not set up correctly. script/server is looking for ruby in /Users/dave/ruby1.8/bin. Is it there? Probably not. You can try to change that first line in script/serve to: #!/usr/bin/env ruby Dave ---
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/3 "2006-01-24T20:06:43Z")
> Looks like your environment is not set up correctly. script/server is > looking for ruby in /Users/dave/ruby1.8/bin. Is it there? Probably not. > You can try to change that first line in script/serve to: > > #!/usr/bin/env ruby > > Dave Yes, you’re right! THANKS !!! But now I’ve another problem: matteod@bones:~/work/rails-code/depot8$ script/server bash: script/server: /usr/bin/: bad interpreter: Permission denied matteod@bones:~/work/rails-code/depot8$ Both “ruby” and “ruby1.8” have these permissions: root@bones:/usr/bin# ls -all ruby\* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2005-11-13 18:13 ruby -\> ruby1.8 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3464 2005-10-07 18:10 ruby1.8 Many thanks! MATTE! ---
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/4 "2006-01-25T01:09:48Z")
Matteo Dall’Osso wrote: > But now I’ve another problem: > > matteod@bones:~/work/rails-code/depot8$ script/server That command should be “ruby script/server”. You’re invoking the ruby interpreter with the argument “script/server”. Also, that argument is actually the path to a ruby script, so you have to invoke this from the root directory of your project (so that there actually is a “script” sub-directory with a “server” script inside it). On the other hand, you’re on linux so maybe the “shebang” line (#!/usr/bin/ruby) is enough to get the script to work… someone set me straight if that’s the case. In the meantime, try it with “ruby …” b ---
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/5 "2006-01-25T03:04:31Z")
Dudley F. wrote: > > interpreter with the argument “script/server”. Also, that argument is > > shebang line is correct. “#!/usr/bin/env ruby” should work if there’s a > > ruby in your $PATH. Having the wrong line endings in a script will > > cause some weird “bad interpreter” messages, though, so be careful of > > that. Hm, yeah wrong line endings… have had that problem on linux in other programming languages. I found that opening with nano does the conversion automatically (and then just save the file)… SciTE has a menu option for that too. b ---
**Author:** ![mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@mdallosso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdallosso)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-little-problem/96742/6 "2006-01-25T02:43:23Z")
On Jan 24, 2006, at 6:08 PM, Ben M. wrote: > On the other hand, you’re on linux so maybe the “shebang” line (#!/ > usr/bin/ruby) is enough to get the script to work… someone set me > straight if that’s the case. In the meantime, try it with “ruby …” Yeah, you should be able to run “script/server” directly, assuming the shebang line is correct. “#!/usr/bin/env ruby” should work if there’s a ruby in your $PATH. Having the wrong line endings in a script will cause some weird “bad interpreter” messages, though, so be careful of that. =dudley