command not found

jocast · 03-06-2006, 11:05 AM

when i try to run some pregrams it gives me this error. how can i fix this?
bash: squid: command not found

reddazz · 03-06-2006, 11:34 AM

It seems like some of your programs are looking for squid, so you may have to install it. What are the programs that give you this error?

jocast · 03-06-2006, 11:46 AM

i have squid installed
bash: ifconfig: command not found

Nylex · 03-06-2006, 11:48 AM

For ifconfig, you need to run it as root or use the whole path to it, if you're running as a normal user (because the directory it's in isn't likely to be in your normal user's $PATH). On my system, it's in /sbin (so I run /sbin/ifconfig as a normal user). Of course, you may not have it installed.

jocast · 03-06-2006, 11:56 AM

am running it as root
BTW i have sqid in the path /etc/rc.d/init.d/s and as you doi i have ifconfig in the /sbin dir.
how can i add the to the $PATH?

reddazz · 03-06-2006, 12:21 PM

/sbin is usually only in roots path. You need to switch to root using "su -" and not "su" because you will not inherit all of roots environment using "su". To find out if squid is installed, do

Code:

$rpm -qa | grep -i squid

jocast · 03-06-2006, 12:33 PM

it worked with the "su -"

now how can i add the squid to my $PATH in my user acct?

reddazz · 03-06-2006, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocast

it worked with the "su -"

now how can i add the squid to my $PATH in my user acct?

What is the output of the command I posted above?

jocast · 03-06-2006, 12:41 PM

squid-2.5.STABLE11-3.FC3

reddazz · 03-06-2006, 12:53 PM

Ok, so squid is definitely installed. It should already be in your path. What happens when you do

Code:

#service squid start

jocast · 03-06-2006, 12:56 PM

it gives me this

bash: service: command not found

reddazz · 03-06-2006, 01:07 PM

Are you running as root (using su -)? "service" should be available in roots path on any Redhat based distro.

jocast · 03-06-2006, 03:09 PM

[root@mypc ~]# service squid start
init_cache_dir /var/spool/squid... /etc/init.d/squid: line 54: 20691 Aborted $SQUID -z -F -D >>/var/log/squid/squid.out 2>&1
Starting squid: /etc/init.d/squid: line 53: 20692 Aborted $SQUID $SQUID_OPTS >>/var/log/squid/squid.out 2>&1
[FAILED]

reddazz · 03-07-2006, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocast

[root@mypc ~]# service squid start
init_cache_dir /var/spool/squid... /etc/init.d/squid: line 54: 20691 Aborted $SQUID -z -F -D >>/var/log/squid/squid.out 2>&1
Starting squid: /etc/init.d/squid: line 53: 20692 Aborted $SQUID $SQUID_OPTS >>/var/log/squid/squid.out 2>&1
[FAILED]

So the problem is with Squid and not your path. You'll have to find a way to fix the error thats preventing squid from starting up. Maybe start a new thread for that problem.