Re: sbin and basic commands

Moif Murphy wrote:
Hello!

Whenever I try to execute a basic command such as ifconfig, Fedora tells me that it can't find the command. I then try /sbin/ifconfig and it works. Can anyone advise me on what I need to do to eliminate the need to type /sbin/ when using such commands?

Thanks

add the sbin directory to the PATH variable for your shell
(from someone not as well versed in linux as he should be, but if I have misused a term a google search will point that out; terms: add sbin path linux)

Ari

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