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- From: cflatter@nrao.edu (Chris Flatters)
- Subject: Re: shell-init: Permission denied
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.195936.10860@zia.aoc.nrao.edu>
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- Organization: NRAO
- References: <1992Nov11.102411.278@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 19:59:36 GMT
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- In article 278@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au, mjm@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Mike McBain) writes:
- >When I create a new user, and then try and log in as that user I get
- >
- > shell-init: Permission denied
- > : Permission denied
- >
- >the startup shell for this user is /bin/bash, and /bin/bash has world
- >read and execute permissions. /bin has world execute and read access.
- >
- >This problem has only just arisen after reinstalling some of the SLS
- >disks fixed by Peter Macdonald. I know I'm missing something blindingly
- >obvious, but what is it?
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- chmod a+r / # executed as root.
-
- Chris Flatters
- cflatter@nrao.edu
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