Are you tring to access a SUID program via NFS ? Default is that root bits are dropped, just as by default root user is mapped to nobody:nobody during NFS file access.
On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 04:17:16PM +0100, Chuck Amadi wrote: > Hi reinstalled amanda as Root make distclean > As amanda ./configure --( My preferences) > As amanada make > As Root make install > > Thus checked /local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amcheck ls -al command the > output as below: > > -rwsr-x--- 1 root disk 86322 Apr 18 16:03 amcheck > > But when I run the following amcheck command > > myserver:/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin # su amanda -c > "/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amcheck" > zsh: permission denied: /local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amcheck > myservefr:/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin # > > Im going a bit crazy Now! as I assume the sticky bit would sort out the > permission issue. > > Cheers > > Chuck > > -- > Unix/ Linux Systems Administrator > > The Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL), > Princess of Wales Hospital > Coity Road > Bridgend, > United Kingdom, CF31 1RQ. > > Tel: +44 1656 752820 > Fax: +44 1656 752830 > --- Brian R Cuttler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773
