On Tuesday 05 July 2005 05:48, j Mak wrote: > Hi, > > I have a script for ejecting cd from the drive. The > script resides in the /usr/bin directory. But, I am > unable to make the link to the script work. The only > way I can execute the script is to login as root, > navigate to the /usr/bin directory and double-clicking > on it. How can i make the link on the desktop execute > the script? > I am running kde desktop; the link dialog doesn't let > me check the executable box; only the read and write > boxes.
Are you sure that the script-file has the x-bit set for your group? Try making the ``link to application'' point to ``sh /usr/bin/<your-script-name>''. Try posting the output of `ls -la /usr/bin/<your-script-name>'. Regards, Anders Breindahl.
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