Did that and its failure to show any but dhcp3 should have been a clue. The answer is that ls /etc/dh* was showing results from subdirectories as well with no obvious distinction. This should clarify it: root@ldesk:/etc# ls -l dh* total 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 2006-09-06 09:00 dhclient.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1566 2005-09-14 17:41 dhclient.conf~ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-13 15:03 dhclient-enter-hooks.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-06-07 21:33 dhclient-exit-hooks.d -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8322 2006-05-05 08:02 dhclient-script root@ldesk:/etc# cd dhcp3/ root@ldesk:/etc/dhcp3# ls -l total 28 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 2006-09-06 09:00 dhclient.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1566 2005-09-14 17:41 dhclient.conf~ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-13 15:03 dhclient-enter-hooks.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-06-07 21:33 dhclient-exit-hooks.d -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8322 2006-05-05 08:02 dhclient-script root@ldesk:/etc/dhcp3# cd dhclient-enter-hooks.d/ root@ldesk:/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d# ls -l total 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018 2005-09-14 17:41 debug -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1326 2005-07-21 11:31 samba root@ldesk:/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d# Notice the 1's and 2's before the owner names? I was checking what they might be and tried this. That digit is still unexplained (to me) but it was the reason I tried this. I still do not know why Alex saw the space, but am now suspecting it was never there and only appeared in the handling of the email somewhere. On 9/7/06, Kurt Granroth wrote: > Try doing a listing with expansion rather than typing it yourself. Something > like: > > root@ldesk:~# ls -ld /etc/dh > > Do that until it completes the full directory name. > > On Thursday 07 September 2006 10:11, Dazed_75 wrote: > > root@ldesk:~# ls -al /etc/dh* > > total 40 > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-09-06 09:00 . > > drwxr-xr-x 115 root root 8192 2006-09-07 08:40 .. > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 2006-09-06 09:00 dhclient.conf > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1566 2005-09-14 17:41 dhclient.conf~ > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-13 15:03 dhclient-enter-hooks.d > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-06-07 21:33 dhclient-exit-hooks.d > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8322 2006-05-05 08:02 dhclient-script > > root@ldesk:~# ls -ald /etc/dh* > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-09-06 09:00 /etc/dhcp3 > > root@ldesk:~# ls -ald /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d > > ls: /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d: No such file or directory > > root@ldesk:~# ls -al /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d > > ls: /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d: No such file or directory > > root@ldesk:~# ls -alF /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d > > ls: /etc/dhclient-enter-hooks.d: No such file or directory > > root@ldesk:~# ls -alF /etc/dh* > > total 40 > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-09-06 09:00 ./ > > drwxr-xr-x 115 root root 8192 2006-09-07 08:40 ../ > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 2006-09-06 09:00 dhclient.conf > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1566 2005-09-14 17:41 dhclient.conf~ > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-13 15:03 dhclient-enter-hooks.d/ > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-06-07 21:33 dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8322 2006-05-05 08:02 dhclient-script* > > root@ldesk:~# > > > > oh, and > > > > root@ldesk:~# ls --version > > ls (GNU coreutils) 5.93 > > Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms > > of the GNU General Public License . > > There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. > > > > Written by Richard Stallman and David MacKenzie. > > > > root@ldesk:~# > > > > On 9/7/06, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > > > > root@ldesk:/etc# ls -lF dh* > > > > > total 28 > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1554 2006-09-06 09:00 dhclient.conf > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1566 2005-09-14 17:41 dhclient.conf~ > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-07-13 15:03 dhclient-enter-hooks.d/ > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-06-07 21:33 dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ > > > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8322 2006-05-05 08:02 dhclient-script* > > > > > root@ldesk:/etc# cd dhclient-enter-hooks.d/ > > > > > -su: cd: dhclient-enter-hooks.d/: No such file or directory > > > > > root@ldesk:/etc# ls -al dhclient-enter-hooks.d > > > > > ls: dhclient-enter-hooks.d: No such file or directory > > > > > root@ldesk:/etc# > > > > > > I wonder if this is caused by your version of "ls". (Maybe it is really > > > in a subdirectory? Normally the directory names are displayed also in > > > that case, so this is just a guess.) > > > > > > What happens when you add "-d" switch to your "ls" command? > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ||| > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss