'Service' Command issue

akuma_linux · 08-21-2006, 04:02 PM

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone help me please, i have just installed Fedora Core 5 and im a complete beginner. I have previously used Mandriva, albeit for a very short period of time.

In mandriva i used the command :

service httpd restart

to restart apache. In Fedora Core 5 however trying to run this command gives me the error :

bash: service: command not found

I have tried running this commmand as both my normal user and as root, but get the same error regardless of the user. Running the command :

/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart

does work however, and so i am wondering how it is i can set this up so that i can restart apache just like i used to in Mandriva, is this possible?

I should also say that i havent yet modified any apache files (httpd.conf) or made any modifications to the system, basically just installed FC5 and have been trying to get familiar with it.

Thankyou for your time and patience, sorry if this topic/ subject has been posted before.

macemoneta · 08-21-2006, 04:27 PM

The service command is installed as part of the initscripts package. Somehow you managed to delete it (it is always installed).

akuma_linux · 08-21-2006, 05:04 PM

Hi

Thankyou for the reply. Im not sure how i could have removed this to be honest, however is there a way to resolve this which will not result in me having to reinstall Fedora?

Thanks

macemoneta · 08-21-2006, 05:22 PM

Yes, simply re-install initscripts.

1. Check your current version:

rpm -q initscripts

2. Retrieve the file from either the base distribution, or if you've applied maintenance, from the update directory.

3. Replace the installed files:

rpm -Uvh --force initscripts-*.rpm

akuma_linux · 08-22-2006, 07:37 AM

Thankyou very much macemoneta, i'll give that a try tonight.

homey · 08-22-2006, 07:49 AM

It seems likely that you did this as a normal user instead of root user. looks like this ....

Code:

$ service httpd restart
-bash: service: command not found

To become the root user, type: su - press the enter key and input the root password. then, you can run the service command.
For example

Code:

# service iptables restart
Flushing firewall rules:                                   [  OK  ]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter mangle nat         [  OK  ]
Unloading iptables modules:                                [  OK  ]
Applying iptables firewall rules:                          [  OK  ]
Loading additional iptables modules: ip_conntrack_netbios_n[  OK  ]

akuma_linux · 08-23-2006, 07:45 AM

Hi homey,

I tried the command as root using su (i had also added my user to the sudoers file as well and tried the command using 'sudo service httpd restart') so i dont think this was the cause of the problem. Although i am new to linux this is one of the very few things i know how to do so far, however your reply is very much appreciated, thankyou.

I havent had a chance to try the advice given by macemoneta yet, but will reply once i have to confirm if it worked.

Thanks again

macemoneta · 08-23-2006, 09:04 AM

If you are using su, remember the '-' option to get the target user's environment (make it a login shell). Otherwise, you are running with your PATH, instead of root's PATH, and the privileged commands will not be found (/sbin/ is not part of a normal user's command search PATH).

akuma_linux · 08-24-2006, 06:04 AM

Hi homey, macemoneta,

su- has done the trick, and you've both taught me something new, thankyou :-)