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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.hawaii.edu!ames!hookup!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.bluesky.net!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!claudia.surfsouth.com!usenet From: dwadams@surfsouth.com (don adams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Newbie Near Death - Needs Help! Date: 10 Jan 1996 03:14:44 GMT Organization: Surf South, Inc. Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4cvav4$asf@claudia.surfsouth.com> References: <4cjo8e$dsk@claudia.surfsouth.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dial-alb1-32.surfsouth.com X-Newsreader: NeoLogic News for OS/2 [version: 4.2] In message <4cngho$6vu@services.computerland.net> - rob@global-image.com (Rob C ima) writes: :> :> :>>One problem is that I can't SU to news or bin so that I can run Cnews files. :>>I've edited groups, but when I login as root and su bin or su news I get the :>>following message: su: /nonexistent: No such file or directory :>>Any ideas to help with this problem? :> :>Sounds like you have news's default directory or shell set to :>/nonexistent. Change them in /etc/passwd. :> :>-Rob You're so right. Several have responded with the same tip. Self study hasn't taught me all I need to know. I'm slowly learning. Thanks! Don