"execute permission denied" at system startup/shutdown

[Bart_6]

In the rc.log file several startup/kill scripts give "execute permission denied[xx].Within every script the error occurs when the rc.config file is being sourced (. rc.config)
All my S/K scripts,rc.config are unchanged.

[Kellogg Unix Team]

Hi,

Is your default shell for root changed? I am assuming that you have already checked the permissions of rc files.

...Manjeet

[Helen French]

One possibility is an issue with /etc/rc.config.d directory. Check this directory and make sure that you don't have any unnecessary files here (any copies of files, any old files, orginial files etc). This directory should only contain the configuration files. It's possible that somebody kept a copy of a file here before editing it. Also check the permissions of all files and directories.

[melvyn burnard]

have you checked te files in /sbin/init.d to ensure there are no changes there?
What, if any, other changes have been made to this system?

[Bart_6]

Default shell for root hasn't changed,execute permissions are in place.No old files in /etc/rc.config.d directory

I know of no changes that sould have affected the system startup

[Bart_6]

I just found out what was wrong.
One of the files in the /etc/rc.config.d directory contained a ~ character which ofcourse is replaced by the user's home directory which is ofcourse not an executable file.
obviously someone copied in a faulty config file.

thx for all your suggestions