Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 02:54:40 -0800 From: Todd Hansen <tshansen@ucsd.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Can't send local mail (or use bash) after recompiling kernel Message-ID: <32F320E7.6A3@ucsd.edu>
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I was fooling with the kernel configuration. I mainly wanted to get tcpdump to work so I could see what was wrong with the network. Turned out to be a routing problem. But anyway, I add the following: device joy0 at isa? port "IO_GAME" pseudo-device vn #Vnode filesystem? pseudo-device bpfilter 1 pseudo-device speaker pseudo-device snp 1 #snoop device. Didn't actually work I added the following dev nodes: snp (or snp0) can't remember joy0 #bpf0 was already present. And recompiled. I am using 2.1.6 #0. Now, I rebooted and everything seems to be working fine. Then I tried to send mail to my friend (local account) and it gave me an error that it could not execute mail.local. I have checked the file it listed (directory too) and it has the correct priviliges as a matter of fact, anybody can execute it. Anyway, I freaked out, recompiled the old (prechanges old kernel) and it rebooted with the same problems. As it turns out, (I just figured this out, halfway through this e-mail) is that nobody can execute anything unless they are in group 0 (wheel). I am in group wheel so I didn't notice, but my friends noticed when they couldn't execute there login shells. All of the priviliges seem right and everthing seems to be working. Any suggestions. I just recompiled the kernel. I can start over with a generic kernel, but not until I get a chance to visit my computer screen as I have to run a boot config for it to even boot. Anyway, I am sort of mad becuase I don't want to have to reinstall freebsd again. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -Taco Todd Hansen, KD6YPS
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