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SkyValley

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Registered: 2008-04-09

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"command not found" when using bash as root [SOLVED]

Some examples:

bash: gparted: command not found
bash: cryptsetup: command not found
bash: lsusb: command not found

All of these are defintely installed, and work without any problems if I type in their full path. Any idea why this is happening?

Last edited by SkyValley (2008-12-15 02:57:30)

Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: "command not found" when using bash as root [SOLVED]

Improper $PATH. Anything in /root/.bashrc?

SkyValley

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Registered: 2008-04-09

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Re: "command not found" when using bash as root [SOLVED]

Not even a .bashrc in /root . I'm guessing I should create it? What do I put in there?

Procyon

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Registered: 2008-05-07

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Re: "command not found" when using bash as root [SOLVED]

That means you're not starting it as a login shell, so you may want to look in to that.

/etc/profile is what you need,
echo "source /etc/profile" > /root/.bashrc

That's safe to do regardless and you can look in to the login shell problem later.

SkyValley

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Registered: 2008-04-09

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Re: "command not found" when using bash as root [SOLVED]

That works, I'll look into the login shell stuff too. Thanks, people.