./Configure "Permision Denied" error when atempting to use ./configure command in RH8
Hi All,
I am trying to install various software on Red Hat 8.0. When I try to use the ./configure commmand I get "Permission Denied" error. What would cause that and how can I fix it? Thanks |
Which directory are you trying this in. You might not have execution rights in that partition. You should only need to perform the "make install" phase as root. So the best place to do this is in your HOME directory some place. Create a directory in HOME dedicated to downloading, extracting and compiling the tarballs you want to install.
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But I am Root on Red Hat 8.0 It should matter doesn't root have ALL Power? I am trying to install a Python module, PHP5, and a web front end for my mail server.
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Did you get to root by su? If so you need to use "su -". (su space dash). It gives you the roots paths otherwise you just have the users paths.
lazlow |
That shouldn't make a difference though, as you're using ./ to tell the shell that the executable is in the current directory.
You might just want to check that the file is actually executable. |
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Recent distros have good package management system for software installation/upgradation. |
Nylex
Your are right, unless something is being called inside the ./configure that is setup to require the su permissions and path (which I have ran into before). lazlow |
Now I get the error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
I use Putty to access my servers via SSH. So no su - is require "I think". Anyways the above mentioned error is what I get now how in the world do you add somehting to the path in linux? I know how to do this in DOS, and Windows but now Linux. Thanks
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I'm still running RH6.2 somewhere without any patches or whatsoever. It's working and it will take me months of testing on a newer distro to make sure that the dedicated HW/SW works correctly. Quote:
Question: using SSH implies security, so why can root login remotely? Unless you use key authentication, it's still prone to brute force attacks (imho). |
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