Hi, let me explain this as best as I can -
Problem: ---------- I had installed Yggdrasil Linux long time ago and everything on that setup worked ok. Recently, I upgraded to Debian2.0 and none of my executables or Perl scripts are working anymore. I get bash: filename: command not found Background: ----------- Within Debian, I did not create a /home dir. I wanted to use my existing Yggdrasil /home with all my files intact when I ran Debian. So, within Debian /etc/fstab, I added the following: /dev/hdc4 /home ext2 defaults Now, I could see all my files. Since I was logged on with a different username, I did the following to change file permissions: chown -R rathon /home/guest (as root, username=rathon) Now, I could open up any file and edit as I needed in my /home/guest dir. As I mentioned earlier, Perl scripts that worked on Ygg do not work on Debian. I get a 'command not found' I did a env and got this: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11: I could do 'which Perl' and see the path being /usr/bin/perl. Same as my Ygg path for Perl. So I was sure Perl got detected right. So I wanted to do a test to see if this is Perl specific or not. I wrote a 3 line 'C' code and compiled it using gcc. This gave me a 'a.out' file(no error in compiling). When I run the file, I get: bash:a.out:command not found So, my present setup(Debian)WILL NOT allow any executables to run! I checked my permission and that was ok. I even did a chmod 777 on my file and that did not work. Additional info: --------------- I am giving some additional info in the hopes that someone can point me in the right direction. I have a feeling that I did not move my /home dir from Ygg to Debian properly. If I do a ls -l: -rw-r--r-- 1 rathon users 64 Oct12 10:44 test.c -rwxrwxr-x 1 rathon rathon 4157 Oct12 10:44 a.out Notice that the gid changed when I compiled the file ? Is that normal to get uid and gid the same ?? In /etc/group: -------------- rathon:x:1000: users:x:100: In /etc/passwd: --------------- rathon:x:1000:1000: and more stuffs... Why is the gid different in /group vs /passwd ?? Sorry for the details but I needed to explain clearly. Pls help. Rathon. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1