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cannot find command vzctl [message #30833]

Sun, 08 June 2008 11:21

mojiz
Messages: 2
Registered: June 2008

Junior Member

Hi

I have installed OpenVZ on a Fedora 8.
When I run the command vzctl I get:

bash: vzctl: command not found

the uname -a returns:

Linux myhostname 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.028stab053.14 #1 SMP Thu May 8 20:43:27 MSD 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

I've already installed vzctl & vzquota using yum but I don't know if I've booted into the right kernel or not.
I'm a newbie in openvz. Could you please tell me what's wrong.

Thanks
Mojiz

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Re: cannot find command vzctl [message #30834 is a reply to message #30833]

Sun, 08 June 2008 11:37

kir
Messages: 1645
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moscow, Russia

Senior Member

Yes, this is the right kernel.

vzctl is located in /usr/sbin, so make sure (a) you are root (b) /usr/sbin is in your PATH. Usually if you use sudo or su it is not there; if you login as root it is there...

To check, run echo $PATH and if /usr/sbin is not in the list, add it like this:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin

Alternatively, run vzctl using the full path, i.e.
/usr/sbin/vzctl

Kir Kolyshkin

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[Updated on: Sun, 08 June 2008 11:39]

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Re: cannot find command vzctl [message #30835 is a reply to message #30834]

Sun, 08 June 2008 11:49

mojiz
Messages: 2
Registered: June 2008

Junior Member

Thanks!

How dumb I can be Razz

I just missed the s in /usr/Sbin !

Thanks Kir

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Re: cannot find command vzctl [message #32256 is a reply to message #30833]

Mon, 28 July 2008 23:21

DerekG
Messages: 2
Registered: July 2008

Junior Member

Hi,

I was just wondering why vzctl won't work if you use su to switch to root? Also where is vzctl? I don't even see it in /usr/sbin, not even a link to it and `locate vzctl` returns nothing, but somehow /usr/sbin/vzctl works.

Derek

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Re: cannot find command vzctl [message #32260 is a reply to message #32256]

Tue, 29 July 2008 01:03

dowdle
Messages: 261
Registered: December 2005
Location: Bozeman, Montana

Senior Member

Read the man page for su and discover the - and l flags. Either or both execute the login script of the user you are su'ing to (in this case root) so the environment variables are all set.

Compare the output of "echo $PATH" from both "su" and "su -" and you will see the difference.

This really isn't OpenVZ specific.

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TYL, Scott Dowdle
Belgrade, Montana, USA

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