-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Habashy wrote: > sorry..i lost you on that...you think that someone changed the permissions > on /bin/bash ??? > they are set to 766 to root.root > > can you try to phrase things differently ??? > thanks > mjh > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Rich Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael Habashy wrote: >>>> i agree - >>>> >>>> this issue seems to be affecting a couple oof other things on the server > as >>>> well. >>>> For instance, on the xconsole screen..it lets me login and then bounces > me >>>> back out. >>>> I uninstalled gdm package, i am left iwth kde ---when i login in with >>>> that...i get an xterm window pop up and it states the same thing : > Cannot >>>> execute /bin/bash: Permission denied >>>> >>>> it is driving me up a wall. >>>> >>>> thanks..for any help... >>>> mjh >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nuno Magalhães wrote: >>>>>>> Cannot execute /bin/bash: Permission denied >>>>>> Er... have you by any chance tried checking out the permissions for >>>>>> that file? It'll be executed by the user, not root. Try 766. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> That should probably be 755 , not 766, you really dont want /bin/bash >>>>> writeable by anyone but root. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 8 out of 10 Owners who Expressed a Preference said Their Cats Preferred >>>>> Techno. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> > su root /bin/sh > then chmod a+x /bin/bash > > i think someone has been messing with you. > > Also to be a right prat, chmod a-x `which chmod` (don't do it, but i've > always been tempted to try it.....) > > Worth noting that in runlevel 1 you get a root sh , so you could put it > right that way as well. >> >> - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>
it should be 755. 7 = rwx, 5 = rx, 6 = rw -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHw449LeTfO4yBSAcRAqroAKCvQsIVDaubxCdaG5gIVEu3fcuayACeOXyY 76Cxua7sUaaPdwt3jNiyNNs= =xk3X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]