Can't execute a file since bad interpreter

gopikrish · 08-20-2004, 07:47 PM

After mounting my floppy and untarring a .tar file, I executed one file called as "configure" using the command ./configure and it said,
bash: ./configure: /bin/bash: bad interpreter: permission denied

So how to successfully execute that file?

Tinkster · 08-20-2004, 07:54 PM

Do a
ls -ld /bin/*sh*

Does bash show up, if so, what are the permissions?

Cheers,
Tink

lyle_s · 08-20-2004, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gopikrish
After mounting my floppy

/bin/bash: bad interpreter: permission denied

Is the floppy mounted with the "noexec" (no execute) option? You can find out by running the mount command.

The floppy may be mounted "noexec" without you specifying it in /etc/fstab. For example, msdos filesystems mount with the "noexec" option by default, resulting in the "permission denied" error.

If you're using the msdos filesystem on the floppy, add "exec" to the options in /etc/fstab for the floppy device in question. For example:

Code:

/dev/fd0         /home/lyle/floppy auto noauto,users,exec     0   0

Lyle