PWD doesn't work in the root either. Just typing "pwd" returns nothing. No error or path.
No core dump ever happens. When we enter a program that seems to need the "pwd", it returns an error "pwd: read error in .."
I would try the "ls -l", but the system...
First thing we tried was to run fsck and even placed a new /bin/pwd on the system, but neither worked.
Not sure what the $PWD variable would tell us, I tried it on our system here in the office that is running correctly and it returns nothing (I assume you mean "echo $PWD").
We are...
We have a 5.0.5 system that suddenly lost it's ability to display and use the present working directory. PWD returns nothing when used by itself and an error when another program calls it. And LOTS of programs use it (scoadmin for one).
You can change to any directory you want and any program...
I appreciate the lesson in Ohm's law, but I would be more interested in knowing how this applies to what we do in a practical sense. After 29 years in computers and setting up hundreds of networks, I have never seen a problem correction that could be attributed to unplugging the cable to let the...
Excellent response ANormal. A service installed to use the admin account would definitely display these symptoms, especially if it's a seldom used service. Backup Exec was one of those that administrator could be assigned to start. Looks like a failed attempt to run a service would show up in...
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