[TriLUG] su: can not run bin bash, no such file or directory

[Chris Bullock]

I do not want to chroot the user, just want the user to be able to ssh in
to execute vacation.  bin/bash is in etc shells
user:x:605:605:User Name:/home/user:/bin/bash

--- Jon Carnes <jonc at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> If you are chrooting the user then you will need to create a /bin inside
> the chroot and copy bash into it. 
> Also check that "/bin/bash" is in /etc/shells
> look at the file permissions on /bin/bash
> 
> Post the line from your /etc/passwd file
> 
> Jon
> 
> On Sat, 2005-06-18 at 13:44, Chris Bullock wrote:
> > postfix mail server running some flavor of red hat 7.x, I have a user
> I
> > wish to execute the vacation command.  I change /etc/password to let
> the
> > user have a /bin/bash shell instead of /bin/false, but when I try to
> su to
> > the users acct I get the following error "su: can not run /bin/bash,
> no
> > such file or directory"  bash is installed and I currently use it for
> my
> > user.  I have tried to change to another shell and the error remains
> the
> > same substituting the shell I give the user.
> > Any ideas?
> > Regards,
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
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