1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Is it unsafe to put your own home directory (a regular user) in your search path? I am writing useful shell scripts, but don't have the permissions to put them in /usr/bin. (Korn shell) thanks (2 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

This is on a Solaris 9 box, but I feel like a noob, so I am posting here. When I echo $PATH I get a lot of duplicate paths and extra stuff I don't need. What I want is just what I set up in my home dir under .profile My login shell=/bin/bash I checked the following and there are no path... (1 Reply)

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all, This is probably a basic question. I had installed a stand-alone library called szip in my home directory, as I don't have the necessary root permission. I tried to set an environment for both include and lib files in my .cshrc script as setenv /home/szip/lib setenv... (3 Replies)

4. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi all I hope I am posting in the right section. If not please excuse me and redirect me to the right section. Here is my problem: I am using a shared hosting plan at Godady. I have shell access and of course my own folder. I would like to be able to install programs in my own folder... (4 Replies)

5. Solaris

I bought Solaris 10 some years ago and am now trying to use it. The install (on an Ultra 5) went ok but /home is unwritable. ls -l shows only Total 0. chmod won't add any permissions and the file manager shows the permissions to be n/a. Trying to write to /home results in a cannot create... (5 Replies)

6. Solaris

root@solaris11express:/home# useradd -d /home/oracle oracle UX: useradd: ERROR: Path must not start with '/home/'. and the user oracle is not being created... (2 Replies)

7. OS X (Apple)

I seem to have issues compiling software and I think I've narrowed it down to something having to do with having a space in the path name to my Home folder (which contains "Macintosh HD"). The reason I think this is shown here: $ echo $HOME /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Users/Tom $ cd $HOME -sh:... (7 Replies)

8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hello... I Don't know if this is a noobie question or not so I just took a chance and posted it here. Does anybody know of a way or have any pointers on how to install GhostScript into a home directory. I need to install GhostScript for some testing and I can only install it into my home... (2 Replies)

9. Solaris

I am newbies in solaris, hope u guys can help me, I need to transfer /export/home directory that currently mount at storage and migrate into local disk. may i know the best way to do it? Thanks (6 Replies)