[SOLVED] No command is executing as root user.

jayeshsharma52 · 09-18-2012, 02:00 PM

I installed sbt(for scala language), and as written in its installation manual i changed the path settings
it was like "export path=/home/user/Downloads/sbt/bin=$path"
in ~./bashrc but after which i am unable to execute any command as root user.please help me out.
Thanks.

sycamorex · 09-18-2012, 02:11 PM

1. Can you provide the link to the manual? The export line does not look right.
2. The file is ~/.bashrc and NOT ~./bashrc
3. Not sure, but you're not doing it in root's home, are you?

TobiSGD · 09-18-2012, 02:13 PM

1. Linux is case sensitive, so it must be PATH and $PATH, not path and $path
2. Paths are separated with :, not =, so the correct line in your .bashrc should be

Code:

export PATH=/home/user/Download/sbt/bin:$PATH

But as sycamorex stated, would be good to see that manual.

jayeshsharma52 · 09-18-2012, 09:40 PM

yes i wrote in caps ,but i now i am unable to undo the changes , as vim or any command is not executing from root as user

suicidaleggroll · 09-18-2012, 09:48 PM

That's just because your PATH is messed up, so it doesn't know where to look for the vim executable. Use the full path to vim to correct it:

Code:

/usr/bin/vim ~/.bashrc

jayeshsharma52 · 09-18-2012, 11:22 PM

@suicidaleggroll ..Really thanx.