I do not want to kill this to death but..on a good system: mach1:/bin# ls -l bash -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 769368 2006-12-11 17:28 bash
No one knows how to force a fresh copy of the base debian setup?? with overly impacting my present system ??? to take care of the xwindows and bash issuse???? please??? mjh On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Rich Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----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] > >
