Subject: RE: ifconfig....file not found
From: Jon Reynolds (jonr@destar.net)
Date: Sat Jan 11 2003 - 20:08:42 AKST
On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 20:08, Rick Ryan wrote:
> Actually, I was logged is as SU while dinking around. I have tried to
> run ifconfig while I was in the /sbin dir. So I don't think that is it.
> Also, though I am far from sure, I think I was able to run it as a user
> before this installation.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Valentine [mailto:amv@akvalentine.com]=20
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 7:39 PM
> To: Rick Ryan
> Cc: AKLUG
> Subject: Re: ifconfig....file not found
>
>
> By default, I think that RH doesn't include /sbin in the path for
> regular users.
>
> Try /sbin/ifconfig
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 19:43, Rick Ryan wrote:
> > I just recently installed (again) redhat 7.3 on my Dell inspiron 8100.
> > Everything seems to be working fine with one minor hitch. None of my
> > net-tools package seems to work. Ifconfig, ifup ifdown, all report as
> > bad file name. The Net-Tools package is installed, and when I install
> > Redhat, I told it to install EVERYTHING. Internet is working fine. I
> > have also installed the drivers for a Cisco 350 client adapter. Not
> sure
> > where to go from here. Have done some searches for this issue, found
> > LOTS of articles on how to use IFCONFIG (assumes that it is installed
> > and working) to trouble shoot. Even how to install the package ( which
> I
> > have already done with an rpm -ivh -force). Nothing seems to cover
> what
> > is happening to me though.
> > =20
> > I would suspect that there is another command that may do the same
> > thing, but still being a rookie, do not know it. I am thinking that
> > maybe there is a possible conflict between packages, but this is an
> > uneducated guess.
> > =20
> > Any help would be appreciated, and while I sure the solution is a one
> > line response, please make it at least two lines. I do have my pride
> ya
> > know!!!
> > =20
> > Thanks in advance,
> > =20
> > Rick
> >=20
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Ryan,
Update your locate dB 'updatedb' then try to locate ifconfig 'locate
ifconfig'. If you log in as a user then 'su' to root /sbin will still
not be in your path. If you log in as root, then you can run ifconfig by
just typing it on the command line by itself.
Jon
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