Can not run shell script

Hello firends,
I have one simple script to run orbd and one java program: I can not this script on RH linux.
#!/sbin/sh
case "$1" in
'start')
/bin/orbd -ORBInitialPort 2600 &
sleep 5
/bin/java NamdServer -ORBInitialPort 2600& --------This can not run.
echo "Server is up."
'stop')
echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop }"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
I cound not see the process of "java NamdServer" using ps -lef after run this script. I also tried the following option with -classpath, it did not work either.
java -classpath /disk/programs/namd_server_sparc/:. NamdServer -ORBInitialPort 2600
java -classpath . NamdServer -ORBInitialPort 2600
Thanks a lot.

Hi
When you try to execute the NamdServer do you get any output as it tries to start ? or does it fail
silently?
You might need to try and find out if you can run NamdServer in a verbose mode where it tells you whats its
trying to do.
Alternately. you can use the truss command ( man truss to find out more ) on your script.
regards

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