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Old 08-17-2009
hostname cannot execute
I'm receiving the following message when executing hostname:

/usr/bin/hostname: /bin/uname: cannot execute

This error is usuallly a permissions issue but both /usr/bin/hostname and /bin/uname are set with the correct permissions as shown:

-r-xr-xr-x 1 root bin 561 Jan 21 2005 /usr/bin/hostname
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jun 20 2008 /bin/uname -> ../../sbin/uname

Not sure about the sysbolic link setting for /bin/uname or if I need additional settings for root. What else do I need to execute this command.

Thanks,

Tom
# 2  
Old 08-17-2009
what about /sbin/uname permission?
# 3  
Old 08-17-2009
I wanted to check it but I'm not sure how to interpret the .. in ../../sbin/uname.

Thanks,
Tom
# 4  
Old 08-17-2009
re; hostname cannot execute
Interesting that you don't have a dedicated "hostname" binary, which version of Linux are you running?

The ../../sbin/uname looks "odd".

Try "file /bin/hostname" and file "/bin/uname", this should confirm any links in play are actually valid.

Can you confirm whether SElinux is enabled and whether you are doing this from a user account or as "root" ?

Can you confirm the final destination for "uname" [/sbin/uname?] and can you run this directly?
# 5  
Old 08-18-2009
hostname is now running after the server was rebooted. Not sure what the original problem was.

Thanks for your help,
Tom
 
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