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: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHw4M8LeTfO4yBSAcRAohaAJ0bLxk4PTYKiWtcpWwVqp4RPdSL1wCfWTd2 > hEBixNA7cSjPNo2RPbVqIgM= > =FO5U > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
