./ permission denied even as root

lonecrow · 08-23-2006, 06:03 PM

Ive looked throught a couple of answers, but none of them features my question directly.

I am a "kinda" new user of linux. By that I mean that I can run my computer and do normal stuff on it, but I still have a long way to go to be like you. Anyways here's my question.

Ive already installed MANY .sh script without a itch. Now I run Suse 10.1 and I just noticed that each time I want to run a ./whateveritscalled.sh as root, it tells me permission denied.... Any ideas? It does that for EVERY .sh I tried installing, namely ATI drivers, quake 4 demo...

Anyone knows what's going on?

Thanks very much!

mjmwired · 08-23-2006, 06:07 PM

Just a random idea: even root cannot write to a location that is physically read-only. Is there a partition or media device to which you're trying to write?

Otherwise, why don't you look inside the scripts and see what they are doing. The command that fails should reveal more information.

alunduil · 08-23-2006, 06:08 PM

Do you have executable permissions on it? Try a

Code:

 chmod 755 foo.sh

, and see what happens.

Regards,

Alunduil

lonecrow · 08-23-2006, 07:28 PM

I am SOOOOOO sorry to have bothered you with that.... chmod 755 fixed it

Thanks!

mjmwired · 08-23-2006, 08:29 PM

Another alternative is to use:

# sh filename.sh

No need to chmod anything.