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- From: girardi@rniil.rni.sub.org (Norbert J. Girardi)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: pwd command missing in Linux???
- Keywords: pwd
- Message-ID: <XeeLwB1w165w@rniil.rni.sub.org>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 10:14:32 GMT
- References: <1992Dec29.142204.2034@sfu.ca>
- Organization: House of the German Squaredance Freaks
- Lines: 69
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- wonge@fraser.sfu.ca (Edmund Wong) writes:
-
- >
- > HELP!.. I've been searching my system for the 'pwd' command,
- > and like, I can't find it! The reason for me searching for 'pwd'
- > is because I'm having major problems with the permission flags.
-
- opwdo is a BASH builtin command. Try ohelp pwdo from the prompt.
-
- >
- > Everytime I log on as a non-root user, I get the following:-
- >
- > Welcome to Linux SLS ....
- > ....etc
- >
- > Your password will expire in 0 days.
- > No mail.
- > shell-init: Permission denied
- > pwd: Permission denied
- > : Permission denied
- > #
-
- Check the permissions on ALL directories down from / to your users
- home directory.
-
- >
- > I know, this isn't the first time I've posted this problem up,
- > and nothing seems to work! Actually, it worked the first time I
- > installed linux, but after screwing around with stuff like lpr,
- > getty_ps and stuff like that, the old config files have been
- > like totally been screwed completely..well..not exactly screwed,
- > but the non-root user login is now completely screwed...
- >
- > Can someone please help me with this hair-tearing dilemma??
- >
- > Also, while I'm at it, How do I stop the server from giving
- > me the stupid "Your password will expire in 0 days."????
-
- [quoting from tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) ]
-
- >>Subject: Oops, I goofed (WAS Re: Son of SLS questions (tm))
- >>Message-ID: <1992Dec28.041818.7118@netcom.com>
- >>Date: 28 Dec 92 04:18:18 GMT
- >>Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- >>
- >>In article <1992Dec28.040900.6300@netcom.com> tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) blows it and writes:
- >>>Try (as root) `passwd -x 9999 -n 0 -w 100'
- >>>-- the numbers are as follows:
- >>> -x = number of days till expire
- >>> -n = minimum number of days till a user may change his/her passwd
- >>> -w = number of days prior to expiration that a user is warned
- >>>
- >>
- >>After the whole arguement, add the users account name whom you wish to
- >>change. IE: `passwd -x 9999 -n 0 -w 100 tweek'
- >>
- [END quoting from tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield) ]
-
- > Thanks in advance....
- >
-
- I hope this helps solving your problems.
- Happy linuxing,
- Norbert
-
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