Cannot chdir to /var/news

[Sergej_5]

Hi!
What above subject means after i login into my hp-ux 11.11 (hp 9000 rp3410)

Brgds,
Sero

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Sero:

The error simply means that you don't have a '/var/news' directory or that you do but you don't have the permission to 'cd' into it.

Examine your login profile(s) to see where the action is being attempted.

Regards!

...JRF...

[DCE]

Sero,

It means one of two things: either the directory does not exist, or you do not have the requisite permissions.

Once you are logged in, change to the /var directory. Once there, do a listing (ll) to see if the news subdirectory exists. If it does not, then create one. If it does, but you cannot access it, talk to your sysadmin to get the owner, group, or permissions changed.

[Sergej_5]

Ok! I got that! :)
But i thougth which process controls this message? What is the way to shut it down?

Brgds,
Sero

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Sero:

If you look at '/etc/profile' you will see:

if [ -f /usr/bin/news ]
then news -n
fi

From your problem description, this is your culprit. Again, the '/var/news' directory should be present and readable by all.

Alternatively, you could comment-out the above code.

Regards!

...JRF...