Linux Error - Shell-init: Error Retrieving Current Directory

this topic is about a linux error Shell-init: Error Retrieving Current Directory Cannot Access Parent Directories. this is a common error on linux systems when you are booting or installing a fresh operating system on your computer or server. [2945], Last Updated: Tue Feb 07, 2023

pack

Sun Jul 01, 2007

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i was wondering if you can help me, im getting this error whenver i try to restart a service in my server:

-bash: etc/init.d/named: No such file or directory
[root@server install]# /etc/init.d/named stop
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Stopping named:                                            [  OK  ]
[root@server install]# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Stopping MySQL:                                            [  OK  ]
[root@server install]# /etc/init.d/httpd stop
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Stopping httpd:                                            [  OK  ]
[root@server install]# /etc/init.d/postfix stop
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Shutting down postfix:                                     [  OK  ]
[root@server install]# /etc/init.d/proftpd stop
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Shutting down proftpd:                                     [  OK  ]
[root@server install]#
[root@server install]# cd /
[root@server /]# /etc/init.d/httpd start
Starting httpd: [Mon Jul 02 04:39:16 2007] [warn] The ScriptAlias directive in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf at line 1001 will probably never match because it overlaps an earlier ScriptAlias.
                                                           [  OK  ]

what can i do. i heard that you guys with www.webune.com can help me with this error.

webune

Sun Jul 01, 2007

shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd:

as for this error:
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

If you are getting this error while installing or starting some service like

COMMAND:

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
Shutting down httpd:

Then that error says that its not able to locate the (cwd) corrent working directory, so it happens because you’re still in the check directory which doesn’t exist anymore. Go to another directory, and you’ll see the warnings are gone.

so just send this command
COMMAND:

cd /

now try your command again

debashish

Tue Jan 17, 2012

this can also happen when another process deletes this directory and recreates it, for eg. if you are in the dir notes in one shell window and another process deleted this directory and then created again with the same name at the same location. To resolve this just do to parent dir once and come back

rajeswari

Wed Mar 21, 2012

Thanks a lot

Majed

Sun Sep 11, 2011

thanks for the help

Manoj

Sat Sep 10, 2011

Yes, solved the problem. But problem starts again sometimes. Is there any permanent solution for this problem.

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FIX ERROR: The ScriptAlias Directive In Httpd.conf Overlaps An Earlier ScriptAlias

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