# Kernel.\` doesn't work in drb?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kernel-doesnt-work-in-drb/151334>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kernel-doesnt-work-in-drb/151334 "2008-10-20T14:09:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![ittayd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@ittayd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ittayd)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/kernel-doesnt-work-in-drb/151334/1 "2008-10-20T14:09:28Z")

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Hi,

A script has the line

puts %x(echo hi)

When run normally, hi is echoed. But when the line is executed as part  
of a drb server, an empty line is printed.

I’m using Ubuntu 8.04, and ruby 1.8.7 (2008-09-27 revision 0) (drb is  
2.0.4)

Thank you,  
Ittay