Thank you for your informative reply. I guess my biggest problem is conceptual since I have a DOS/Win95 background instead of Unix.
"Maxwell, Kyle" wrote:
Be sure that you've set the correct permissions on the script, e.g. "chmodYes, that is the chmod line I used. I've learned how to get the script to execute as root but not as a user. This particular script dials my ISP. I've made a dir ( /s ) to put all my scripts in. The command that works as root is " . /s/script" and works from anywhere in the dir tree as long as I'm root. If I use the same command as a user I get, "Permission denied, must be SU to execute ppp" or something similar ( I have to boot Win95 to get access to email and I don't remember the exact message).
755 script.sh" assuming that the script itself is called script.sh. If that
doesn't work, what's the exact message you get? Or does it just return
directly to the prompt?
So now, I guess my problem is permissions. I've got two books, Linux Unleashed and Linux in a Nutshell but neither one explains permissions very well, they just give the syntax. Do you know where I can find a doc that explains the concept behind permissions and why they're set a certain way?
Thanks.
