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Old 06-08-2010, 03:05 AM   #1
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I AM NOT ABLE TO RUN " man mutt" cmd from root,


I AM NOT ABLE TO RUN " man mutt" cmd from root,
 
Old 06-08-2010, 03:13 AM   #2
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Firstly, you shouldn't be working as root to begin with;
secondly: if you don't describe what you mean by
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I AM NOT ABLE TO RUN " man mutt"
people won't be able to help you; what *happens*
when you enter 'man mutt'? How does that differ from
when you do it as an ordinary user?


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Old 06-08-2010, 03:14 AM   #3
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Hi,

Do you get any output? If so, what does it say.

Hope this helps.
 
Old 06-08-2010, 03:19 AM   #4
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I guess mutt is not man's best friend after all?
 
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Old 06-08-2010, 05:01 AM   #5
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i found solution

bye bye
 
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Old 06-08-2010, 05:03 AM   #6
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i found solution
Could you please post the solution, so other people can benefit ?
 
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Old 06-08-2010, 05:44 AM   #7
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i found solution

bye bye
This is very selfish - please post your solution and mark as solved. There are others like yourself who could use your solution.
 
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Old 06-09-2010, 12:15 AM   #8
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Yes, sorry!

All I did was-

yum install -y mutt

That's it!
 
  


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