as to your first question, are you makeing sure you type ./a.out instead
of just a.out, if its not in a directory set in the PATH variable (i.e.
/bin, /sbin, etc...) you need to type './' to execute a binary
application.

Augey Mikus <mikus@flinet.com>

On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Kris Lander wrote:

> Hi all, I just installed NetBSD/Mac68k on my old Macintosh IIcx, and 
> while I'm familiar with Unix operating systems, I just have a few 
> questions.
> 
> I tried to compile a simple HelloWorld program, (I'm still learning 
> C/C++, so this is a real easy one for me to write and compile).  I guess 
> everything compiled alright, I got an a.out file.  But, when I try to run 
> the program to see if it worked I get a message that says:
> a.out: Command not found.
> I checked the permissions on the file, and everything seems alright, but 
> I just can't run the program.  (Oh, I compiled it by using the command 
> "g++ helloworld.C").
> 
> Also, how do I give another user root or super user (are they the same 
> thing) access?  Do I just make the UID 0 (zero)?
> 
> Thanks in advance for you help.
> 
>           Kris Lander
>           kris@inquo.net
>