Command not found problem

rudon · 04-16-2003, 05:59 PM

i want to configure my internet connection using usb adsl modem but i cant because the
configuration script needs pppd but
When I type pppd I get "command not found" error
I checked in usr/sbin/ and it's exist and can be activated by typing the full path but when typing the command alone it doesn't work I get the same error for ifdown, ifup, netconfig and many more how can I fix it?
I have redhat Linux 9

wapcaplet · 04-16-2003, 06:07 PM

Usually the stuff in /sbin and /usr/sbin is for use by administrators (like root), so it probably won't be in the path of the average user. Try becoming root first:

su -

and then run it.

rudon · 04-16-2003, 06:50 PM

i have tried becoming root and it didnt help i have the same
problem
someone told me to try "echo $path" to see the paths
but all i get in result is a blank line even when i'm root.

wapcaplet · 04-16-2003, 09:09 PM

Ah, if echo $PATH gives you a blank line, then apparently you have *nothing* in your path

One easy way to add stuff to your path is to include them in your ~/.profile (or .bash_profile, or maybe something else depending on your shell), like so:

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
export PATH

Also, I believe you can add stuff to /etc/profile which will apply to all users (I'm not too sure how all this works, maybe someone else can clarify)