.sh script does not run on SSH instance on Google Cloud

Question

When I try to run a .sh script on an SSH instance on Google cloud, I get this error:

    bash: abc.sh command not found

This runs fine when I run it on the Google shell. I tried setting 'PermitUserEnvironment yes' in the sshd_config file but this did not change the output.

From my reading on similar issues, it seems as though I should be setting some other PATH variables but I'm not sure which ones these are.

Quick question: is the first line of your script `#!/bin/bash` ? If not, add it, run `chmod +x nameofyourscript.sh` and try to run it again — Mangu, Apr 05 '18 at 13:54
Yes, the first line is `#!/bin/bash` . And the file has permissions to be executed. — Anisha Jayadevan, Apr 06 '18 at 05:15
Are you trying to run it with the path as well? `/path/to/file.sh` Can you try as well with `source file.sh` and `bash file.sh` — GalloCedrone, Apr 09 '18 at 08:47
What do you mean by "on an SSH instance" are you log in in the machine or you send the command trough SSH? — GalloCedrone, Apr 09 '18 at 08:53
Thanks GalloCedrone, as you had guessed, it ran when I tried `./file.sh` while running the file from its directory. — Anisha Jayadevan, Apr 09 '18 at 09:07
I added an answer @AnishaJayadevan for future reference, adding why it was failing — GalloCedrone, Apr 09 '18 at 09:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '18 at 09:39

The issue was solved running the command with the path.

/path/to/file.sh

You were not able to run the command because bash was trying to locate that command inside the location specified by PATH enviroment variable since you were not specifying the path.

Future people reading could find as well useful information here regarding possible causes.

.sh script does not run on SSH instance on Google Cloud

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