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Old 08-16-2012, 01:55 PM   #1
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Is it the PATH variable that stores the paths of all the linux commands?


Hello everyone,
I have setup apache web server in mu SUSE linux. It is working well. The problem is, I have to type the complete path name on the executable httpd to get it running. If i just run httpd, It shows command not found. So is it the path variable where i can make changes? If so, How to do it? I want to just run httpd, and get it running. Kindly help. Thank you.



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Old 08-16-2012, 02:12 PM   #2
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Warning. I will be rude and maybe make you angry. And you certainly will not find this post helpful.

Anyway, here it goes:

1) If you don't know the answer, you shouldn't run httpd, as you put your system at risk.
2) Instead of making distro hopping, you should learn the basis of linux.
3) Go to http://tldp.org and begin to read.

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Old 08-16-2012, 02:14 PM   #3
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Hope this is what you are looking for.
I installed xfce by source and all of it went into /usr/local and I could not run 'startxfce4'.
Solution: Soft linked the startxfce4 to /usr/bin with 'ln -s /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 /usr/bin/startxfce4'. Worked.

Oops Didier Spaier posted right when I was posting. You might want to listen to him a lot more attentively.

Last edited by honeybadger; 08-16-2012 at 02:17 PM.
 
Old 08-16-2012, 03:00 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by abhishekgit View Post
Hello everyone,
I have setup apache web server in mu SUSE linux. It is working well. The problem is, I have to type the complete path name on the executable httpd to get it running. If i just run httpd, It shows command not found. So is it the path variable where i can make changes? If so, How to do it? I want to just run httpd, and get it running. Kindly help. Thank you.

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I agree with Dider, but will expand a bit.

You don't say what version of SuSE you've installed, or what version of Apache, and how you installed it. And unless you've installed Apache from source (which you shouldn't have to do, unless you have some VERY custom needs), you start it like you do any other service, through an init script, usually "/etc/init.d/apache2 start", or similar. If you want to modify your path variable, change it in your .profile, .bashrc, or in your /etc/profile file (which affects your whole system).

And do you read the replies in your other threads? Seems a bit familiar...and Google will even be able to answer simple questions like this.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-a-4175421248/
 
Old 08-16-2012, 10:52 PM   #5
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As far as i know.. Yes.
 
Old 08-17-2012, 11:00 AM   #6
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As far as i know.. Yes.
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