Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:34:53 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1015432497.494edc@mired.org> To: "Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel" <JMegias@caja-granada.es> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Help with finger permission denied Message-ID: <15487.44461.798715.18182@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <1A4723CDE42AD611B61200A0C9AA5F3729BB7B@correoex.caja-granada.es> References: <1A4723CDE42AD611B61200A0C9AA5F3729BB7B@correoex.caja-granada.es>
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[Context recovered from top posting] Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel <JMegias@caja-granada.es> types: > De: Mike Meyer [mailto:mwm-dated-1015268173.0cf135@mired.org] > > Megias Sanchez, Jose Manuel <JMegias@caja-granada.es> types: > > > Hello, I've just installed FreeBSD 4.5 stable and when I'm trying to > > > use the finger command I'm receiving the message permission denied. > > Not without knowing exactly what command you are issuing, among other > > things. I.e. - the full text of the command line. If you aren't > > specifying a path to finger, the output of "which finger" would be useful. > mulhacen# finger daemon > finger: Permission denied > > and the daemon entry exists in /etc/passwd. In another system > running the same FreeBSD version the command is running ok but no in this > one. Where is the problem? Ok, where's the output of "which finger"? What are the permissions on the finger binary, and on the ~daemon directory? <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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