[SOLVED] After changing a PATH , the root shell lost all commands...

geniousnerd · 02-12-2018, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keefaz

Using your root shell, enter:

Code:

source /etc/profile

Then try some commands

Or edit your .bashrc, remove the PATH line, log out, log in

Or edit your .bashrc, remove the PATH line, log out, log in[/QUOTE]-->done with succes,thanks!

geniousnerd · 02-12-2018, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

Post #2 gives you your default PATH to use to fix what screw up you MAY have done to it, then append your whatever path you want to that next. then you should be back in like flint, and bob's your uncle.

easy peasy

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

Post #2 gives you your default PATH to use to fix what screw up you MAY have done to it, then append your whatever path you want to that next. then you should be back in like flint, and bob's your uncle.

easy peasy

I'm sorry, but:

Quote:

Post #2

, what does it mean?I was entering

Quote:

post #2

in the command line and it answered me with:

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root@debian:/# post
bash: post: command not found

...

ondoho · 02-12-2018, 10:45 AM

post #2 is the second post in this forum topic.

BW-userx · 02-12-2018, 11:32 AM

if all else fails just open the file and write in your path as root

Code:

sudo nano /etc/profile

# Set the default system $PATH:
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/share/games"

in mine I just added ':/usr/share/games' to my path..

geniousnerd · 02-12-2018, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

post #2 is the second post in this forum topic.

Thanks for the acclearing quote!

rtmistler · 02-12-2018, 11:53 AM

Are you still stuck on the original problem?

geniousnerd · 02-12-2018, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

if all else fails just open the file and write in your path as root

Code:

sudo nano /etc/profile

# Set the default system $PATH:
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/share/games"

in mine I just added ':/usr/share/games' to my path..

Thanks for the good advice! meanwhile,as you can read in former threads,the problem is given a good solution:
Originally Posted by keefaz View Post
Using your root shell, enter:
Code:

Quote:

source /etc/profile

But i am going to check now what's left in my PATH and eventually i'll add the same as you did to the PATH.

geniousnerd · 02-12-2018, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtmistler

Are you still stuck on the original problem?

The original problem was magically solved by entering : Originally Posted by keefaz View Post
Using your root shell, enter:
Code:

Quote:

source /etc/profile

,whereafter i cancelled my erroneous adding in .bashrc also.
I really thought i had a big problem but hapily that was not the case!

rtmistler · 02-12-2018, 01:57 PM

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