Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -2260,11 +2260,11 @@
 	       (sqlite3:first-result
 		db
 		(conc "SELECT count(id) FROM tests WHERE state in ('RUNNING','LAUNCHED','REMOTEHOSTSTART') AND testname in ('"
 		      (string-intersperse testnames "','")
 		      "') AND NOT (uname = 'n/a' AND item_path='');")) ;; should this include the (uname = 'n/a' ...) ???
-	       0)))))))
+	       )))))))
              ;; DEBUG FIXME - need to merge this v.155 query correctly   
              ;; AND testname in (SELECT testname FROM test_meta WHERE jobgroup=?)
              ;; AND NOT (uname = 'n/a' AND item_path = '');"
 
 ;; done with run when:

Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
     (debug:print 4 "script: " script)
     (rmt:teststep-set-status! run-id test-id stepname "start" "-" #f #f)
     ;; now launch the actual process
     (call-with-environment-variables 
      (list (cons "PATH" (conc (get-environment-variable "PATH") ":.")))
-     (lambda ()
-       (let* ((cmd (conc stepcmd " > " stepname ".log 2>&1")) ;; >outfile 2>&1 
-	      (pid (process-run cmd)))
+     (lambda () ;; (process-run "/bin/bash" "-c" "exec ls -l /tmp/foobar > /tmp/delme-more.log 2>&1")
+       (let* ((cmd (conc "exec " stepcmd " > " stepname ".log 2>&1")) ;; >outfile 2>&1 
+	      (pid (process-run "/bin/bash" (list "-c" cmd))))
 	 (rmt:test-set-top-process-pid run-id test-id pid)
 	 (let processloop ((i 0))
 	   (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code)(process-wait pid #t)))
 		       (mutex-lock! m)
 		       (vector-set! exit-info 0 pid)