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kungpow

join:2002-10-06
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Permission Problem

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I ran the sys-unconfig command and now I can't seem to change the permission on that folder even though I'm the Superuser(Root admin).

I need to fix this so the user 'tommy' can login and have his home directory working.

How do I fix this???

nwrickert
sand groper
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Re: Permission Problem

I assume this is solaris.

/home is a virtual file system, managed by the automounter. Change permissions on the original (where it is mounted from).
kungpow

join:2002-10-06
Canada

Re: Permission Problem

Sorry I forgot to mention that. It is Solaris 10 6/06 x86 OS.

I'm completely new to this OS, can you tell me how I can change the permission from where it is mounted from and check where it is mounted from? Thanks.

nwrickert
sand groper
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Re: Permission Problem

The output of "df -k" should allow you to find where it is mounted from. If this is a local user, then it might well be mounted from "/export/home/tommy", in which case you can use "chown" on that.

It is usually "/home" that you can't change. I would have expected to be able to change "/home/tommy", unless it is mounted from a different computer or is mounted ro (read only). If it is mounted from a different computer, then you may need to login as root on that computer to change permissions.
kungpow

join:2002-10-06
Canada

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If it is mounted from a different computer, then you may need to login as root on that computer to change permissions.
Looks like it is not on a local file system, why is that? I only have one hard drive and it's installed only the the Solaris partition.

How do I mount it on a local file system so I can get the user 'tommy' to work?

nwrickert
sand groper
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Re: Permission Problem

Check /etc/auto_home for a "tommy" entry.
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