'sudo' command not found in console of OpenSuse 12.1

jrahman · February 10, 2012, 10:31pm

Hi:
I just started using OpenSuse 12.1 (upgraded form DVD, 11.3 to 12.1).
Everything was working fine.

Yesterdy, while working with PostGreSQL and OpenERP configuration from the console, suddenly, I found that “sudo” command is not working.
When I issue a sudo command (e.g. a command to start the PostGreSQL server: “sudo rcpostgresql start”, which was working before suddenly returns “sudo command not found”)

I restarted the machine, no luck yet.
Note, my YAST refresh/update from OpenSuse OS repository is enabled.

Any idea ?

ab · February 10, 2012, 10:54pm

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Become root another way and try to install it, perhaps? My 12.1 system
has it so I’m not sure why yours does not:

su -
zypper in sudo

Good luck.
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pistazienfresser · February 10, 2012, 11:17pm

I would first try to locate sudo (or the problem) by asking:

whereis sudo

Regards
Martin

robin_listas · February 10, 2012, 11:23pm

On 2012-02-10 22:36, jrahman wrote:

> Any idea ?

I would prefer to see a copy paste from your terminal, including the
command prompt before and after. Ie, complete. Your explanation is not enough.

Please paste using code tags. Advanced editor, ‘#’. If you don’t know what
I’m talking about, ask, do not paste.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

martin_helm · February 10, 2012, 11:45pm

Am 10.02.2012 22:36, schrieb jrahman:
> sudo rcpostgresql start
This will and cannot work, I am pretty sure sudo is installed on your
machine, but sudo does not add by black magic /sbin and /usr/sbin to
your users PATH.

If you run with sudo you need to do it the correct way


sudo /usr/sbin/rcpostgresql start

or use “su -” as already suggested by Carlos.

martin_helm · February 10, 2012, 11:49pm

Am 10.02.2012 23:45, schrieb Martin Helm:
> or use “su -” as already suggested by Carlos.

correction: as suggested by ab

robin_listas · February 11, 2012, 12:08am

On 2012-02-10 23:45, Martin Helm wrote:
> This will and cannot work, I am pretty sure sudo is installed on your

True, but sudo is usually more verbose and adds punctuation. That’s why I
want to see the full text copypaste.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

jrahman · February 11, 2012, 3:16am

Martin suggested me to be in the directory /usr/sbin before issue the command,
Carlos wanted to see the text from console,
here is what I did and what I get.
(Trust me it was working, but suddenly appearing the “command not found”)


jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> pwd
/usr/sbin
jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> ls -rtl rcpostgresql
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Feb  5 23:01 rcpostgresql -> /etc/init.d/postgresql
jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> sudo rcpostgresql start
sudo: rcpostgresql: command not found
jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin>

also here is the sudo in my system:


jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> whereis sudo
sudo: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/lib/sudo /usr/bin/X11/sudo /usr/share/man/man8/sudo.8.gz
jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin>

hendersj · February 11, 2012, 4:55am

On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:26:02 +0000, jrahman wrote:

> Martin suggested me to be in the directory /usr/sbin before issue the
> command

That won’t actually work if the current directory isn’t in your path.

Try (from that directory)

sudo ./rcpostgresql start

That should work. Sudo is on your system and is working fine.

Jim

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robin_listas · February 11, 2012, 5:13am

On 2012-02-11 03:26, jrahman wrote:
>
> Martin suggested me to be in the directory /usr/sbin before issue the
> command,

No, he did not say that, read it again. Being in /usr/bin has no effect in
Linux for finding commands.

> Carlos wanted to see the text from console,
> here is what I did and what I get.
> (-Trust me it was working, but suddenly appearing the “command not
> found”-)
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> pwd
> /usr/sbin
> jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> ls -rtl rcpostgresql
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Feb 5 23:01 rcpostgresql → /etc/init.d/postgresql
> jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin> sudo rcpostgresql start
> sudo: rcpostgresql: command not found
> jrahman@linux-z583:/usr/sbin>
>
> --------------------

Thanks. This text shows what I thought and Martin said. It is not that sudo
is not found, but it is sudo who says that the command “rcpostgresql” is
not found. That’s the meaning of the colon. So, you have to type the full
path to “rcpostgresql”, because that’s a superuser command and you are just
a plain user. No, sudo doesn’t look into the list of root’s commands.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

martin_helm · February 11, 2012, 1:43pm

Am 11.02.2012 04:55, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:26:02 +0000, jrahman wrote:
>
>> Martin suggested me to be in the directory /usr/sbin before issue the
>> command
>
That is absolutely exactly NOT what I suggested, I suggested


sudo /usr/sbin/rcpostgresql start

> That won’t actually work if the current directory isn’t in your path.
>
of course not

> Try (from that directory)
>
> sudo ./rcpostgresql start
>
> That should work. Sudo is on your system and is working fine.
>
> Jim
>
>
>

chief_sealth · February 11, 2012, 7:43pm

jrahman, if you want to pass a single command, use su with the ‘c’ switch,

su -c *command*

For example,

su -c rcpostgresql

or

su -c 'fdisk -l'

If you want to execute several commands, use ‘su -’:

su -
*commands*
exit

sudo is supported, but su is the standard in openSUSE. You will need to get used to it.

jrahman · February 13, 2012, 3:57pm

The problem was solved.
It was me the “culprit,” who did syntax error while issuing “sudo” command in first place.
Corrected after suggetion from Martin and Carlos, it is now working fine.

My apology.

Jamil.

robin_listas · February 13, 2012, 10:48pm

On 2012-02-13 16:06, jrahman wrote:
> My apology.

No need. Most of us have made similar mistakes - or worse

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)