inxi root requirement

[mrneilypops]

How can I run inxi as a non-root user?

[falldown]

Do you have the correct permission to write to your inxi.conf file?

I have never used inxi before, but usually these problems are a permission issue.

[VastOne]

From terminal, do a

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whereis inxi

If it reports either of these

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inxi: /usr/sbin/inxi

/usr/local/bin/inxi

Run from terminal

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/usr/sbin/inxi

or

/usr/local/bin/inxi

If either of these work then it is an environment path issue.

I can run inxi on my install without sudo, this is why I think it is a path issue

[VastOne]

I was about to suggest permissions but falldown already had..

[VastOne]

Do you have the correct permission to write to your inxi.conf file?

I have never used inxi before, but usually these problems are a permission issue.

It is installed natively on VSIDO, why not try to run it and see?

[mrneilypops]

@VastOne
Exactly as you described.
How can I fix this to just type inxi (-F)

EDIT: Hmm...this is odd.
Since I logged into openbox I can run inxi -F as a normal user.
In xfce4 desktop I definitely had to be root.
Any ideas?

[falldown]

I was about to suggest permissions but falldown already had..

[VastOne]

Run

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echo $PATH

and report what it shows ... My guess is that :/usr/sbin is not included in yours.. and will need to be fixed

This is mine

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/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/vastone/bin

[mrneilypops]

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neil@vsido:~$ echo $PATH
/home/neil/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/neil/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/home/neil/bin


[VastOne]

Both OB and Xfce use ~.bashrc, which is where these variables are set

Your path statement shows everything is correctly set

I am at a loss as to why it works in OB and not Xfce

You might want to run the echo $PATH in Xfce to verify

As I said, it also runs fine on my Xfce

@falldown, will you run it from Xfce to see what you get?

[mrneilypops]

@VastOne
Thanks for the tips.
I will give this a try in xfce and post back on this thread ASAP.

[falldown]

In xfce I have to sudo it.. OB does not require sudo.

Very strange indeed.

[Sector11]

@ mrneilypops et all

Check this out: inxi the super script - bash aliases

Gotta put that in my sig. 

[mrneilypops]

@falldown
Thanks for the confirmation.

[VastOne]

I will track this down and find the solution today