bash: fdisk : command not found

suraj_thadarai · 09-29-2012, 04:50 AM

I am using Red hat Enterprise Linux into my virtual machine
but when I am invoking the command fdisk as a root user from the /sbin directory the bash is giving the message command not found
actual command
fdisk /dev/sda

please help me guys

knudfl · 09-29-2012, 04:56 AM

If you use 'su' to switch to root : No "root commands" in your PATH.
But you can use the full path : /sbin/<command> <option>

If you want to have /sbin/ and /usr/sbin/ in the PATH :
Please use 'su -' instead of 'su'.

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nijinashok00 · 09-29-2012, 01:03 PM

I think the script associated with the fdisk command have lost from your system. Use
which fdisk
to make sure that the script is present for your fdisk command. It is usually present in /sbin.

David the H. · 09-30-2012, 10:06 AM

I agree, the script is no-doubt inheriting the PATH from the user's original environment, rather than the root user's. "su -" usually overcomes this, as is using the full path to the executable.

Another option is to manually add it to the PATH in the script itself:

Code:

PATH=/sbin:$PATH

techguru666 · 09-30-2012, 11:27 AM

Check if the command is present:

Quote:

$ which fdisk

Also, check your path. If the proper path is not set, the above command is going to fail.
You have another option to check:

Quote:

$ ls /sbin | grep fdisk

Run this command as root.

Rupadhya · 09-30-2012, 12:37 PM

For me, Fdisk is in the /usr/sbin directory (Fedora 17)

Quote:

which fdisk
/usr/sbin/fdisk

- Raj