[PLUG] User Unable to Execute Commands

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Mon Sep 25 00:03:18 UTC 2006


On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Rogan Creswick wrote:

> Fixed the problem as then your normal user could run commands, or then
> root could run commands?

Rogan,

   When a normal user could not run commands, root could. From the same
directory and the same commands.

> Run as who? (root or normal user?)

   Normal user.

> Screwing with your $PATH will do that.  Are you sure you didn't run 'rm -f
> g *'?

   Nope. To both. Nothing changed in $PATH and the files g* were still there;
root could delete them with the same command.

> (note the space before the *) That would toast your . files, which would
> almost certainly have some effect on your PATH, but no one elses. (it also
> wouldn't take effect until you opened a new terminal, vt, or logged out /
> in.

   But, it would have remained a problem after rebooting.

> Are you missing any files in your home dir?

   Nope.

Thanks,

Rich

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