On Friday 07 April 2006 19:58, Jagga Soorma wrote:

Hello,

I am a new linux user and I am currently running NLD9. I recently upgraded some packages through red-carpet which were critical and now I have noticed that when any user log's into my system including myself, they receive the following error:

user@linux:/home/user1> ssh -X linux1 Password: else: endif not found.

Looks like a script error, probably a missing single/double quote (or something else). This could show up if the corresponding file was loaded in an editor with syntax-highlighting, e.g. mcedit, kate, kwrite.

Directory: /home/user1 Fri Apr 7 10:32:38 PDT 2006

I have looked everywhere

It would have helped if you'd told where you looked. ;) Well, nevermind. :)

but cannot figure out why we are receiving the "else: endif not found." error everytime we login. Any help would be greately appreciated.

Try these files: /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc.local /etc/profile /etc/profile.dos /etc/profile.local /etc/aliases.d/* /etc/bash_completion.d/* /etc/inputrc /etc/profile.d/* $HOME/.bashrc $HOME/.bash_logout $HOME/.bash_profile $HOME/.inputrc Don't worry if one of these files does not exist, it does not matter and saves you checking a file. Well, the list is quite long. What you also could try is this: - backup /etc/passwd: cp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.SAVE - open /etc/passwd on the target machine - pick a user (linux1) - at the end of the line that starts with "linux1:" is probably: ":/bin/bash" - add " -x" (that is a space, followed by "-x") - save - open a konsole-window (usefull because of the large scroll-back buffer) - log in as you did before ( ssh ... ) - now you see the commands fly by like crazy for a moment - scroll back and look for the error - if you can't fine the error, send me the output (edit -> Save History as..., add that file as an attachment to an email and send the email to my personal address, not to the list) - log out - restore /etc/passwd: cp /etc/passwd.SAVE /etc/passwd (If you know how to use vipw you should use that instead to edit /etc/passwd) Cheers, Leen