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User system commands are OK so +</I>>><i> running a script via ruby for instance works but trying to execute the +</I>>><i> script by itself fails even though it is fully executable. This +</I>>><i> applies to all my local bin commands. Command aliases however do work +</I>>><i> as long as they do not involve running any of my bin files. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Even root cannot execute these bin commands; same message "Permission +</I>>><i> denied". +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> In addition the system has switched me to autologin. Trying to run +</I>>><i> mcc I was told it cannot be run in console mode (??). If I login as +</I>>><i> su mcc comes up in console mode, which I am not inclined to use. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> The hostname on this machine is belexeuli; this does not appear in +</I>>><i> the command prompt: [<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">lcl at localhost</A> ~]$ +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> After su: [<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">root at belexeuli</A> lcl]# +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> This may all have something to do with my adding groups and changing +</I>>><i> group ids yesterday in my attempts to implement a viable sudoers +</I>>><i> command. It worked and I could log out and in again without any +</I>>><i> problems. I even managed a reboot without trouble but today is +</I>>><i> another story. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I suspect that solving these multiple problems is beyond my technical +</I>>><i> skill even with help so a full reinstall is probably the best bet. +</I>>><i> However I will await any comments. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Len +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> You say that the permissions are correct, but do they include execute +</I>><i> permissions? The prompt difference may be simply that root's prompt is +</I>><i> no longer the same as a user's prompt. It is set by a config file for +</I>><i> each user. You can see the code for it by typing "echo $PS1" In my +</I>><i> case, that gives "[\u@\h \W]\$" The \h puts in the hostname. You can +</I>><i> change it for the current session by typing at the user prompt: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> PS1="[\u@\h \W]\$" +</I>><i> +</I>><i> You can make that permanent by putting it in your .bash_profile, where +</I>><i> it should override the other at your next login, but really, it is only +</I>><i> a workaround. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> With so many issues, I would do a full reinstall, but more knowledgeable +</I>><i> people tell me it is the easy way out. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> HTH, +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Doug. +</I>Followup to my last message, out of sync. + +Logging out and in again solved the gui problem for root. No need to +reinstall then. + +Len + +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007763.html">[Mageia-discuss] Need help recovering execute permission on local files +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007794.html">[Mageia-discuss] Quality of Service +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7764">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7764">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7764">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7764">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |