On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 12:22 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 08:18 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 05:15 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 23:00 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 21:31 -0400, Marc Ferguson wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > The PATH variable seems to already have a value in it: > > > > > > > > > > > > PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin > > > > > > > > > > I should hope so. $PATH is where the Shell looks for commands to > > > > > execute. It's a list of directories to look in. > > > > > > > > > > lspci and friends are in /sbin (or sometimes in /usr/sbin). > /sbin/lspci > > > > > etc. will run them. Or do this in .bash_profile: > > > > > > > > > > PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH > > > > > > > > Better is > > > > > > > > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin > > > > > > > > There are some programs with the same name in both /bin and /sbin > > > > and /usr/bin and /usr/sbin that behave differently. If you are a > > > > regular user, you want the /bin and /usr/bin ones, not the /sbin > > > > and /usr/sbim ones. > > > > > > Yes, but in the context of the question I'm assuming he's root, when > you > > > want it the other way round. > > > > Fair enough, but if he really is *logged in* as root (in a login shell), > > these should be in his path already. That's set in /etc/profile. > > > > If he su'd to root without the - (--login) option that would explain his > > problem. > > Correct. > > poc > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > Yes I did log into root without the hyphen. Once I logged in using: su - I am able to use ifconfig, iwconfig, lspci, etc. I did post the results of lspci, but I'm unclear what to do with the information in it. It doesn't look like an error occurred, but then again, I don't know what I'm looking at. Thanks. -- Marc F. "..Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come.." -Rev1:4
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