i don't know how to solve it

[mshokrey]

the problem is that when i run the following :
[root@Mohammed mohammed]# CHKFONTPATH -a /usr/share/fonts/local/
i got the following reply
bash: CHKFONTPATH: command not found
[root@Mohammed mohammed]#

Plz how can i manage to run this command??????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ewdi]

make sure it's installed
if not get it here
mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/ fedora/linux/core/2/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/

or see if it's in /sbin and /usr/bin

[malex]

maybe you have to type in lowercase.

[mshokrey]

how can i check if it is installed or not
???????????????????????????????????????????????

[mshokrey]

i already download it and when i run it it give me the following
[root@Mohammed mohammed]# rpm -ivh chkfontpath-1.10.0-1.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package chkfontpath-1.10.0-1 is already installed
[root@Mohammed mohammed]# chkfontpath
bash: chkfontpath: command not found
i think if means that it is already installed
so when i run the command again it give me the same message
you have any other suggests
??????????????????????????????????

[ghaefb]

You need to use superuser(root) privilegies to run this command.
Run the su command like this 'su -' not just 'su'
And enter your root password.
Then try to run 'chkfontpath'. Or like this '/usr/sbin/chkfontpath'

And please read Posting guidelines about your question marks and exclamation marks

[blammo]

After reading the first post I typed "slocate chkfontpath" and it told me that "chkfontpath" was under /usr/sbin

Typing a path to a command is pretty basic stuff. No offense, but a Linux for Dummies book would come in handy here. Aye Carumba!

[mshokrey]

So, thank you very much for this help But, please tell what is the difference between su and su - ?
Because when i run su - this command works???
At last thank you again

[ghaefb]

When you run 'su -' the root path is set. The path of superuser is different from the path of a normal user. Usually root has /sbin and /usr/sbin included... so that's why you could run 'chkfontpath'

[tashirosgt]

The two commands may give you different paths. Use the command:
echo $PATH
to see your path (the directories that are automatically searched for the commands that you type).
Other things in the environment may also be different. Use the command
env
or
env | less
(type q to quit) to see your environment.

[mshokrey]

Ok thanks for help again

[taylor65]

Also, chkfontpath isn't used anymore. So it won't add any fonts for you. It's the whole thing about switching to a different font engine. I ran into this when trying to add new fonts. Do a search about this and you'll find some info about how to add fonts - it's in the release notes.