#! /bin/sh # 23.03.2016 # Acroread has a bug when the home directory is on a very large file system # This script starts acroread using a dummy home directory in /scratch PATH=/usr/bin:/bin BASE=`basename $HOME` TMPHOME=/scratch/$BASE #echo $BASE #echo $TMPHOME if `df $HOME | grep ufr.isi1.public.ads.uni-freiburg.de >/dev/null`; then if [ -d "$TMPHOME" ]; then echo echo Running acrobat with HOME=$TMPHOME echo echo "If you're logged in using ssh you might have to do this:" echo cp ~/.Xauthority $TMPHOME echo HOME=$TMPHOME exec acroread "$1" else echo echo Because of a bug with acroread you need to create $TMPHOME first: echo mkdir $TMPHOME echo return 1 fi else exec acroread "$1" fi