[SOLVED] /usr/sbin

bhavinder · 08-14-2011, 04:02 AM

Hi Guys,

I am new to this forum so please forgive me if you find me wrong.

I am trying to create a new user in my system.

However when i try to run cmd useradd it throws an error "command not found"
.
When I run /usr/sbin/useradd it is working.

Could you please help me with the reason behind this.

Is it normal system behavior or there is some problem with the system variables.

Please help .

Bhavinder

druuna · 08-14-2011, 04:07 AM

Hi,

Are you trying to execute this command as root user or as a normal user?

It should be executed by the root user.

Hope this helps.

markush · 08-14-2011, 04:08 AM

Hello bhavinder, welcome to LQ,

which distribution are you using?

If /usr/sbin/... is found belongs to the path, on Slackware for example the /.../sbin/ pathes are only available for root (by default).

You may execute the command

Code:

env | grep -i path

to understand how the pathes are configured on your system. You can es well use this command as root and as a normal user and see what's the difference.

Markus

jdkaye · 08-14-2011, 04:10 AM

Hi and welcome to LQ!
/usr/sbin is not in the path of ordinary users. So if you type just useradd, and your not logged in as root then your system won't find anything in sbin. This behaviour is entirely normal and also sensible.

programs found in sbin are those which should be run by a system administrator. This is part of Linux security.
ciao,
jdk

EmaRsk · 08-14-2011, 06:06 AM

A quick check:

Code:

echo $PATH

shows where commands are searched when you run them as user, while

Code:

sudo echo $PATH

shows where they are looked for when run with sudo.

bhavinder · 08-14-2011, 10:23 AM

Thanks a lot guys....

I never thought that I would get such a warm welcome and quick response to my query.

Thanks again.....

Will check all the suggestions