Re: error message:shel-init: cannot get working directory

This error occurs when a user shell task (from su -c ...) starts in a directory which it is unable to read. I traced the cron.daily example to the updatedb script, which runs the command 'su nobody -c "/usr/bin/updatedb . " '. cron runs in /var/spool/cron, which is readable only by root: $

Re: error message:shel-init: cannot get working directory

On Mon, Aug 25, 1997 at 11:00:48AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Not too long after installing Debian 1.3.? from cheapbytes I now get : > > shel-init: cannot get working directory : getcwd: cannot access parent > directories > > This is only with user accounts. Root doesn't do this. I was

Re: error message:shel-init: cannot get working directory

On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 11:00:48 PDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > shel-init: cannot get working directory : getcwd: cannot access parent > directories > > This is only with user accounts. Root doesn't do this. Check that all directories above your home directories are rwxr-xr-x. Phil. -- TO UNSU