broken pipe

From: Spalding, Steve <SSPALDIN_at_mem-ins.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:49:25 -0500

Hi managers!

I'm still waiting on some replies on my last message (inittab question),
but in the mean time I have another question. We get an error message
that says "SIGNAL: Broken pipe (ut12)" in a script file when the line
"DATE=`date | sed 's/ / /'`" runs. It doesn't happen every time and
doesn't happen for every user. What does this message mean, why is this
simple command causing it, and what do I do about it?

Thanks!




Stephen Spalding
Associate System Administrator
Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance
sspaldin_at_mem-ins.com
1000 West Nifong
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 499-4230
(800) 442-0590
fax (573) 499 - 4310

Received on Wed Apr 29 1998 - 22:56:42 NZST