Have you tried "sh -c rm -rf" or "bash -c rm -rf". I read through a couple of the websites, and it looks like you might need to start a shell.
I'm going to need to do something like this soon, so I'd be interested in your progress. On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 10:11, Patrice Le Cozler wrote: > I gave all permissions to all users but it didn't change anything. > > "Phee, Martin J (Jump Tech)" wrote: > > > Does the user that turbine is running under have permission to delete the > > directories? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patrice Le Cozler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:05 AM > > To: Turbine Users List > > Subject: Re: AW: Runtime.exec() doesn't work > > > > thanks but... > > > > ...it doesn't work even when I give the full path to the command ( /bin/rm > > on my > > system ) > > and when a command is not found, an exception is thrown. > > It seems it's a security problem since some commands work fine provided that > > no > > file is deleted ( for example "cp dir1 dir2" is ok if dir2 doesn't exist ). > > But I need to delete some files. > > > > "Schmidt, Uwe" wrote: > > > > > Hi Patrice > > > > > > It does not work because exec("") is the same as exec("",null) > > > The second parameter are the environment variables (e.g. the path, etc.) > > > So the command interpreter does�nt know where to find rm. > > > Try the following: > > > > > > String envp[] = new String[1]; > > > envp[0] = "PATH=" + System.getProperty("java.library.path"); > > > > > > Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rm -rf path-to-dir", envp); > > > > > > Hope that helps ;-)) > > > > > > Uwe > > > > > > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Patrice Le Cozler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Gesendet: Freitag, 17. Mai 2002 16:41 > > > An: Turbine Users List > > > Betreff: Runtime.exec() doesn't work > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > I need to run a linux command from my Index.java file but when I write : > > > > > > Runtime.getRuntime().exec("rm -rf path-to-dir"); > > > nothing happens and no Exception is thrown. > > > what's wrong ? > > > > > > thanks for answers > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
