.bash_profile permission denied

iceuk626 · Feb 21, 2008

Does anyone know what would cause permission denied when i try to modify/delete .bash_profile? Im am logged in as root.

GXX · Feb 21, 2008

Paste the output of:

Code:

ls -al .bash_profile

Also, check if you have LES installed. That may deny editing of your bash_profile.

If so:

Code:

les -da

Edit your file, then re-enable:

Code:

les -ea

iceuk626 · Feb 22, 2008

ls -al .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 966 Feb 20 13:25 .bash_profile

LES is not installed

GXX · Feb 22, 2008

Try this:

Code:

chattr -i .bash_profile

Then try and edit it.

PS: This unsets the file as immutable. You can check immutable status of a file by doing:

Code:

lsattr filename

If it display an 'i', then it's immutable.

iceuk626 · Feb 22, 2008

Cool thanx it works.