Bug 35355

Summary:	tcsh fails to access executables in /usr/local/bin
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Kurt Zingler <k_zingler>
Component:	tcsh	Assignee:	Eido Inoue <havill>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description Kurt Zingler 2001-04-09 15:15:19 UTC

On both Fisher and Wolverine I am unable to launch executables placed in /usr/local/bin.
I can launch them using the full path (e.g. /usr/local/bin/my_executable), but not without that.
I can also switch to other shells (e.g. bash) and then "my_executable" will launch from anywhere.
/usr/local/bin is a part of my path, which I can clearly see by running env.

This is on PII and PIII machines.

Comment 1 Eido Inoue 2001-04-09 15:45:06 UTC

I can't reproduce this with wolverine... I'm accessing /usr/local/bin just fine.
Can you give me more details on how to reproduce this or narrow the cases where
it fails or succeeds? is /usr/local/bin a NFS mount etc?

Comment 2 Kurt Zingler 2001-04-09 18:55:55 UTC

I have only used this with local ext2 filesystems.  I'm at work right now and cannot access my home (wolverine machine).  
My work machine (Fisher) is running tcsh version tcsh-6.10-2.

I can create an excecutable in /bin or /usr/bin and I can launch that exe directly (no path).
If I place that same exe in /usr/local/bin, I cannot access it normally, but it works fine with the full path.
I can also switch to bash, and execute the file.
My path is as defined by the Redhat defaults
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usrX11R6/bin

If I open  new gnome terminal, I can now use the exe.  I can also use the exe changing myself to the root user.
It appears that the active terminal does not recognize the exe in /usr/local/bin, but it does recognize new exe's in /usr/bin and /bin.
I have to open a new window or change shells to find the new file.
This is much less of a problem than I previously assumed.