Maybe that's it actually. Here's the output of the mount cmd... /dev/hdv1 on / type ufs (defaults) none on /proc type proc (defaults) none on /dev/pts type devpts (gid=5,mode=620) /vservers/XXXX/tmp on /tmp type ufs (bind,noexec) /vservers/XXXX/var/tmp on /var/tmp type ufs (bind,noexec) It looks like /tmp is a symbolic link and mounted as noexec. Is that typical? How do I change that? My server is a "virtual server" and I wonder if I can even change that. Is there another way to run slapd without writing to the /tmp dir? Thanks, Brett Barry Brimer wrote: >> I'm running Centos 5, with openldap Version: 2.3.27 Release: 8.el5_2.4. >> >> When I run: >> >> $ sudo /etc/init.d/ldap start >> >> I get the following error: >> >> Starting slapd: /bin/bash: /tmp/start-slapd.l14891: Permission denied >> > > <snip> > > Any chance that /tmp is mounted noexec? What is the output of the "mount" > command? > > Baryr > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >