Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1996 09:58:11 +0200 (MET DST) From: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: info@adn.edu.ph (Information Help Desk) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: command not found Message-ID: <199606050758.JAA12234@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960604105926.2542A-100000@sili.adn.edu.ph>
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> > HI !!! > > Whenever I run an executable file located in the current directory > I'm in, I always receive a 'command not found' error. I found this very > odd since the executable file is there but it seems that the shell cannot > find it. To remedy this problem I have to prefix any executable file I > want to run with './' (i.e. ./bootpgw). > > Is there any other solutions for this bug (if it is)? This isn't a bug. It's a feature. Examine your PATH. (echo $PATH). I guess you are logged in as superuser (root). The path to the current directory is intentionally left out of the root user's path (for security reasons). If you add a user to the system e.g. via the 'adduser' command (introduced in 2.1.0-RELEASE) the profile files (.cshrc/.login resp. .profile) are copied into the user's home directory and contain the correct path statements. > > Thank You ~:') > > -- > jf > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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