Perhaps the permissions of /usr or /usr/bin are incorrect?
jay On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 10:00, Chen Shi-Ping wrote: > > Thanks for Michael's response. I think your point is correct. > However, I did 'rpm --setperms slocate' and got the following message: > > sh: package: command not found > > I tried to reinstall the slocate package yesterday, but accidentally > removed the old package. The following was what I did: > > #rpm -e slocate-2.6-1.i386.rpm > #rpm -ivh slocate-2.6-1.i386.rpm > Preparing... ###########################################[100%] > 1:slocate error: unpacking of archie failed on file /usr/bin/slocate: > cpio: rename failed - Operation not permitted > > I also appreciate Kevin's response. > > Shi-Ping Chen > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Michael Fratoni wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Wednesday 03 July 2002 12:14 am, Chen Shi-Ping wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am running RH7.2. I used to have no problems to invoke "locate" > > > command. Recently, I get the following message when I invoke "locate" > > > as an ordinary user (not root): > > > > > > locate: this is not a valid slocate database: > > > /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db > > > > > > However, root user has no problems to invoke "locate". The following is > > > slocate information: > > > > > > $cd /usr/bin > > > $ll > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 23560 Jun25 2001 slocate > > > > Permissions here are: > > ll /usr/bin/slocate > > - -rwxr-sr-x 1 root slocate 25020 Jun 25 2001 /usr/bin/slocate > > > > 'rpm --setperms slocate' followed by 'rpm --setugids slocate' should fix > > up the permissions and ownership to the default. (Using both rpm options > > together in a single command failed here.) > > > > - -- > > - -Michael > > > > pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt > > Red Hat Linux 7.2 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/ > > - -- > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAj0ig1kACgkQn/07WoAb/SuinQCcDcUvpYnkv+g1lIZAeRuIsYs7 > > bL4Ani7QQTpvsAAeOHDIekV9muN/A+Uu > > =Tiw9 > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
