From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 12 12:20:52 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4F991065678 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:20:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gmx@ross.cx) Received: from www81.your-server.de (www81.your-server.de [213.133.104.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2ED28FC13 for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:20:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [188.108.5.199] (helo=michael-think) by www81.your-server.de with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Ra4sE-0006Eo-R2; Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:20:50 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: "David Demelier" References: Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:20:42 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Michael Ross" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.60 (Win32) X-Authenticated-Sender: gmx@ross.cx X-Virus-Scanned: Clear (ClamAV 0.97.3/14116/Mon Dec 12 03:33:42 2011) Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: Certain users can't start python X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:20:53 -0000 Am 12.12.2011, 11:26 Uhr, schrieb David Demelier : > 2011/12/12 Michael Ross : >> Hello, >> >> I am ... stuck. >> >> I've been trying to setup mercurials web frontend with apache, >> but apache won't start python. >> Not as cgi-script, not with mod_python. >> >> Investigating, I found this not only to be a problem with apache. >> >> Situation now: >> Users "michael" and "root" can run python. >> All others can't: >> >> Could not find platform independent libraries >> Could not find platform dependent libraries >> Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to [:] >> ImportError: No module named site >> >> >> For troubleshooting, I cloned "michael" to an new user "dummy", >> i. e. I created the user, copied all .dotfiles from "michael" over, >> adjusted permissions. >> "dummy" can't start python either. >> > > How did dou clone the account ? Does account has a full correct home > path in /etc/passwd ? Created with adduser, copied .cshrc .profile & the lot over. Yes, it has a correct home dir. I can ssh into it from another machine without trouble. > >> Changing accounts with su does not help: >> dummy$ su -l michael >> dummy$ su -m michael >> *both* can run python, >> >> michael$ su -l dummy >> michael$ su -m dummy >> *both* can not run python. >> >> Setting PYTHONHOME does not help -- the libraries are found (probably, >> the error messages disappear), the ImportError remains. >> >> It's been a couple of long days and maybe I'm missing something obvious? >> Any input would be greatly appreciated. >> >> 8.2 stable, python 2.7.2. >> As for python, I tried reinstalling. No change. >> >> TIA >> >> Michael >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > cheers,