Hi

When I try to execute a binary from a directory in a flash card (SD, CF etc
makes no difference) that has been reformatted to ext2 I get the following error:

spirit$ ./scl
-ksh: ./scl: cannot execute [Permission denied]

even tho all the execute bits are set. I can't even run a binary when
logged in as root. As there a kernal limitation that prevents this
from happening (paging issues perhaps) or is it a USB/SCSI subsystem
setup issue?

Thanks for any help

B2003

boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk writes:

> Hi
>
> When I try to execute a binary from a directory in a flash card (SD,
> CF etc makes no difference) that has been reformatted to ext2 I get
> the following error:
>
> spirit$ ./scl
> -ksh: ./scl: cannot execute [Permission denied]
>
> even tho all the execute bits are set. I can't even run a binary when
> logged in as root. As there a kernal limitation that prevents this
> from happening (paging issues perhaps) or is it a USB/SCSI subsystem
> setup issue?

Perhaps you've mounted it with the noexec option. It's not uncommon
to do that with removable media.

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Måns Rullgård
mru@inprovide.com

"Måns Rullgård" <mru@inprovide.com> wrote in message
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> boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> When I try to execute a binary from a directory in a flash card (SD,
>> CF etc makes no difference) that has been reformatted to ext2 I get
>> the following error:
>>
>> spirit$ ./scl
>> -ksh: ./scl: cannot execute [Permission denied]
>>
>> even tho all the execute bits are set. I can't even run a binary when
>> logged in as root. As there a kernal limitation that prevents this
>> from happening (paging issues perhaps) or is it a USB/SCSI subsystem
>> setup issue?
>
> Perhaps you've mounted it with the noexec option. It's not uncommon
> to do that with removable media.

What does "mount" say about the current configuration?

>Perhaps you've mounted it with the noexec option. It's not uncommon
>to do that with removable media.

Yup , that was the problem. Doh! Thanks very much!

B2003