Dumb modprobe question

[jisoo23]

Hello all,

This might be a really dumb question, but how do I get modprobe to work? I'm trying to load up a couple modules to test but I keep getting "bash: modprobe: command not found". Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks,
Jisoo23

 

[flugh]

'modprobe' is probably in /sbin, and as a regular user on Fedora the /sbin paths (/usr/sbin, /sbin, /usr/local/sbin, etc) aren't in your $PATH.

When you 'su', do an 'su -' so bash will source root's settings and you won't have a problem.

If that fails, make sure you have 'modutils' package installed.

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JBR

 

[jisoo23]

Thanks I'll try that out. If it works, is there a way to set the /sbin paths permanently?

Jisoo23

 

[jstreich]

No... well, yes, but it's not a good idea. sbin is the directory for super user programs like adduser and the like... regular users should NOT be able to these... Even if you are the only one using the machine I would recomend not making the path load. So su only when you need to and use the '-' switch only when have to.

But in case my warning don't phase you, as root (under su) you can give permissions to sbin and it's contents to another user and add that to the path in your shells (bash it apears) start script.