-bash: /etc/init.d/network restart: permission denied

mariusmusicus · 01-31-2008, 10:47 AM

Hi all,

I have a text only install of Fedora Core 6 and I get this message:

-bash: /etc/init.d/network restart: permission denied

when trying to restart the network.

I'm logged in as root and I can edit the file. I even inserted this line:

echo "Hello"

as a debug line at the top of the script to see if it even loads but it does'nt even get there.

I'm lost

Mario

Uncle_Theodore · 01-31-2008, 11:14 AM

1) Don't insert "echo Hello" into init.d files

You can change their format by doing so.
2) Check if the file has executable bits set
ls -l /etc/init.d/network
Mine returns this
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5107 Oct 22 09:53 /etc/rc.d/network
(it's a different distro, not RedHat). Little 'x's in the permission string mean the file is executable.
If yours is not executable, run
chmod u+x /etc/init.d/network

mariusmusicus · 01-31-2008, 11:52 AM

Sorry, forgot to mention. Permissions are set correctly as on yours. This is a fresh installation but without x-windows.

mariusmusicus · 01-31-2008, 12:00 PM

Selinux Policy was set to strict. Setting setenforce to 0 didn't do it. I had to disable Selinux entirely. I could see my debug message during boot process and shut down but could'nt run it manually. It's now working correctly. And now "service network restart" works correctly.

It was Selinux AGAIN. But with no ACV messages displayed.

Thanks for replying.