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thoron! 09-08-2007 03:39 PM
uptime command only works for root user
 
on my freebsd box the uptime command only works for the root user how can i make it so all users can execute the uptime command

frob23 09-08-2007 03:42 PM
What does the following command produce?

Code:
ls -l /usr/bin/uptime
I've never seen this before... but it's probably a permission thing.

thoron! 09-08-2007 03:46 PM
$ ls -l /usr/bin/uptime
---xr--r-- 2 root wheel 11416 Jan 11 2007 /usr/bin/uptime
$

phil.d.g 09-08-2007 04:11 PM
I would be a bit suspicious there. Might be a sign of a compromised box, they are not particularly sane permissions. They should be
Code:
-r-xr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  11416 Oct  5  2006 /usr/bin/uptime
A hardened setup might be
Code:
-r-xr-x---  2 root  wheel  11416 Oct  5  2006 /usr/bin/uptime

thoron! 09-08-2007 04:11 PM
so how do i make that so everyone can run uptime

phil.d.g 09-08-2007 04:13 PM
Code:
# chmod 755 /usr/bin/uptime
Will restore the default permissions

thoron! 09-08-2007 04:23 PM
ahh kewl thnx for the help that fixed it


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