AIX permission denied on almost every command as root
when trying to run almost any command I get execute permission denied on AIX 4.3 (I think it's 4.3 at least)
I cannot run:
ls
df
chown
vi
nor can I create a file with a redirect ie. echo test > test.txt
The list goes on and on...
I can run:
cat
echo
cd
grep
ps
maybe some more
I cannot run:
ls
df
chown
vi
nor can I create a file with a redirect ie. echo test > test.txt
The list goes on and on...
I can run:
cat
echo
cd
grep
ps
maybe some more
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Robert,
The PATH is there.
Execute permission denied on all of those commands.
/etc/environment is there and has sane content. I don't know how to see the permissions on the file without ls working. I ran chmod on it with no difference in behavior. I'm not really sure if chmod is working, but it does not complain.
/.profile is in place and looks sane as well.
The PATH is there.
Execute permission denied on all of those commands.
/etc/environment is there and has sane content. I don't know how to see the permissions on the file without ls working. I ran chmod on it with no difference in behavior. I'm not really sure if chmod is working, but it does not complain.
/.profile is in place and looks sane as well.
It is higly probable you machine is suffering some form of disk malady.
Call IBM Support immediately. 1 800-IBM-SERV
Ask for AIX support option 2 then 3
Have serial number at hand.
If you can try /usr/bin/errpt and /usr/bin/errpt -a to be prepared for the call.
Call IBM Support immediately. 1 800-IBM-SERV
Ask for AIX support option 2 then 3
Have serial number at hand.
If you can try /usr/bin/errpt and /usr/bin/errpt -a to be prepared for the call.
Try
/usr/bin/df -k
You might have a filesystem at 100%.
If so, you might try following:
/usr/sbin/acct/nulladm /var/adm/wtmp
and
/usr/sbin/acct/nulladm /etc/security/failedlogin
/usr/bin/df -k
You might have a filesystem at 100%.
If so, you might try following:
/usr/sbin/acct/nulladm /var/adm/wtmp
and
/usr/sbin/acct/nulladm /etc/security/failedlogin
Those commands will set to null the wtmp and failedlogin files.
Those files track failed login attempts (attacks) on your server and last logins.
Those files track failed login attempts (attacks) on your server and last logins.
ASKER
I've already tried to do a lot of the things you suggest.
The df command is on the list of things I can't do. /usr/sbin/acct/nulladm is not there nor is /usr/sbin/acct for that matter. I think even if it were there it would fail as any time I try any writing to the disk I get "There is an input or output error."
And the icing on the cake - errpt reports Bus error.
Too bad it's 3000 miles away from me.
The df command is on the list of things I can't do. /usr/sbin/acct/nulladm is not there nor is /usr/sbin/acct for that matter. I think even if it were there it would fail as any time I try any writing to the disk I get "There is an input or output error."
And the icing on the cake - errpt reports Bus error.
Too bad it's 3000 miles away from me.
ASKER
Update.
I had them do a hard shutdown and reboot. I can now access it fine, for now. They finally told me that this is the third crash in two days, the first person I talked to said it had been up for a long time.. The other two times the server was down with no access even at the console.
I'm going to yank the data off and get it onto a Linux box for now. The errpt shows disk errors starting yesterday AM.
Thanks for the help.
I had them do a hard shutdown and reboot. I can now access it fine, for now. They finally told me that this is the third crash in two days, the first person I talked to said it had been up for a long time.. The other two times the server was down with no access even at the console.
I'm going to yank the data off and get it onto a Linux box for now. The errpt shows disk errors starting yesterday AM.
Thanks for the help.
ASKER
Thanks
ASKER
0403-006 execute permission denied.
on echo test > test.txt
There is an input or output error.
ksh: test.txt: 0403-005 Cannot create the specified file.
Fails as well if I run as /bin/sh so it's not limited to ksh
echo $PATH
/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/u