Trying to track down a vague error in apache logs

apache2, php

Solution

`cd ~` means "change the directory I'm in to my home directory". Either you, or a script is trying to unsuccesfully run this command. Like Chris said, a grep will save your day:

cd /
grep -r 'cd ~' * -n

^this will switch to your root directory `cd /`, recursively `-r` search for the string `'cd ~'` in all files `*`, and also give the line number `-n`

Problem

I am trying to stamp out errors on a new Ubuntu server install and am getting errors in the logs that I have no clue on how to track down. The logs show this line over and over ``` sh: 1: cd: can't cd to ~ sh: 1: cd: can't cd to ~ sh: 1: cd: can't cd to ~ sh: 1: cd: can't cd to ~ ``` How do I find the source from such a vague error? It does not even have a time of occurrence that most errors in the logs have. Thanks in advance. It is going to be a long day!

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