basic question -linux path..(/usr/bin, /usr/local/bin)

[Paul Howarth]

bruce wrote:
> here are the results...
> 
> [root at lserver2 /]# ls -l /usr/kerberos/sbin/mysql /usr/kerberos/bin/mysql
> /usr/local/sbin/mysql /usr/local/bin/mysql /sbin/mysql /bin/mysql
> /usr/sbin/mysql /usr/bin/mysql
> ls: /usr/kerberos/sbin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /usr/kerberos/bin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /usr/local/sbin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /usr/local/bin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /sbin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /bin/mysql: No such file or directory
> ls: /usr/sbin/mysql: No such file or directory
> -rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 54352 Oct 12 12:44 /usr/bin/mysql
> [root at lserver2 /]# alias
> alias cp='cp -i'
> alias l.='ls -d .* --color=tty'
> alias ll='ls -l --color=tty'
> alias ls='ls --color=tty'
> alias mv='mv -i'
> alias rm='rm -i'
> alias vi='vim'
> alias which='alias |
> /usr/bin/which --tty-only --read-alias --show-dot --show-tilde'
> [root at lserver2 /]# mysql
> -bash: /usr/local/bin/mysql: No such file or directory
> 
> as you can see, it appears that '/usr/bin/mysql' should be picked up...
> when i do 'which mysql' it points to the '/usr/bin/mysql'
> 
> when i run 'mysql' the system tries to go to the '/usr/local/bin/mysql'
> ideas/suggestions...

This is very strange. Try these:
$ type mysql
$ file /usr/bin/mysql
$ rpm -q mysql

> i could even let you into the system if you thought it would help!!

Beware of making such offers to people you don't know - you never know 
if they may be incompetent or even malicious.

Paul.