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getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

list Hobbit User
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 17:30:04 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <user-3375a90b2859@xymon.invalid>

It looks like the current working directory for the shell session no
longer exists.

[root at home dir2]#  mkdir /tmp/dir1;mkdir /tmp/dir1/dir2;cd
/tmp/dir1/dir2;rmdir /tmp/dir1/dir2;rmdir /tmp/dir1;man 3 getcwd
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: No such file or directory
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: No such file or directory

There may be other scenarios, but every time I've had a panicky sysadmin
ask me about this, the current working directory has been removed.  Often
happens with a "rpm -e" while you're in one of the directories created by
the rpm.

On Tue, July 3, 2007 11:44, Tod Hansmann wrote:
I'm in no way an expert on the Hobbit Client, but you seem to want an
answer, so I'll oblige.

It looks like you have a configuration/permissions error on the client
you've installed this on.  This could be for many reasons, but if it
were me I would start looking at file permissions of things you are
looking at on that server.

You may also have it configured to be looking for a directory or file
that doesn't exist.  Just a guess.

Happy hunting.

Tod Hansmann
Network Engineer


-----Original Message-----
From: Bandi, Uma (GE Indust, Plastics, consultant)
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 9:35 AM
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Subject: [hobbit] getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file
or directory


-----Original Message-----
From: Bandi, Uma (GE Indust, Plastics, consultant)
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 7:51 AM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] Linux Client Installation.


Hi I successfully Install Hobbit client for Solaris and HP but I failed
for Linux I am getting following error, could you please help me to come
out this situation.


[root at laboz001 logs]# tail -f hobbitclient.log
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: No such file or directory
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access
parent directories: No such file or directory