Invoke VMScript - Bash script gives err

Script to check if all NFS mounts are ok post below, I restart the virtual machine.

====

cat/etc/fstab. grep - v "#" | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | sort >/tmp/fstab_nfs_mount

cat/proc/mounts | grep - v "#" | grep - v CPP | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | grep - v nfsd. sort >/tmp/proc_nfs_mount

ffnm = "/ tmp/fstab_nfs_mount".

NDFP = "/ tmp/proc_nfs_mount".

If diff $ffnm $pfnm > / dev/null; then

echo "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

/ usr/bin/logger "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

on the other

echo "seems all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy: ().

/ usr/bin/logger ' seems all NFS mounts are not mounted correctly: ().

FI

====

It works well on the RHEL box by operating directly

Now I'm passing it with Invoke-VMScript

===

Foreach ($line in $csv)

{

"$script = @".

cat/etc/fstab. grep - v "#" | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | sort >/tmp/fstab_nfs_mount

cat/proc/mounts | grep - v "#" | grep - v CPP | grep nfs | AWK '{print $2} ' | grep - v nfsd. sort >/tmp/proc_nfs_mount

ffnm = "/ tmp/fstab_nfs_mount".

NDFP = "/ tmp/proc_nfs_mount".

If diff $ffnm $pfnm > / dev/null; then

echo "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

/ usr/bin/logger "' NFS mounts all are mounted in the sense. :)) '"

on the other

echo "seems all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy: ().

/ usr/bin/logger ' seems all NFS mounts are not mounted correctly: ().

FI

"@

$report = call VMScript VM - $($line.vm) - $user - GuestPassword $pass - $script ScriptText GuestUser

$report. ScriptOutput

}

===

I was wrong

diff: operand missing after "diff".

diff: Try ' diff--help ' for more information.

Seems that all NFS mounts are not mounted properlyy

=

What is lacking?

Thank you

Try changing the inline string delimiters of @ «...» "@ to @ «...» » @.

I suspect it's a question quoting.

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