topic Re: Switch user error in Operating System - HP-UX

Switch user error

Imran_K — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 06:04:36 GMT

Hi all,

when try to switch user i'm getting below error

this error for all user in /home directory

# su - username

/etc/profile[31]: grep: not found.
/etc/profile[37]: cat: not found.
/etc/profile[48]: cat: not found.
/etc/profile[83]: stty: not found.
/etc/profile[92]: cat: not found.
.profile[11]: tset: not found.
.profile[13]: stty: not found.
.profile[14]: stty: not found.
.profile[15]: tabs: not found.

thanks.

Re: Switch user error

Imran_K — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:21:50 GMT

HI experts,

i checked the /etc/profile and /home/user/.profile and compare with other servers file everty thing seems ok...

but still the error show command not found, any Idea ?

Re: Switch user error

Dennis Handly — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:48:06 GMT

>this error for all user in /home directory

# su - username

/etc/profile[31]: grep: not found.

Something wrong with trying to access /usr/bin/? Or PATH is messed up?

>I checked the /etc/profile and /home/user/.profile and compare with other servers

What are the permissions of:

ll -d / /usr/ /usr/bin/

What happens if you leave out that "-" in su(1)?