How to maintain paths after reebooting?

xpucto · 02-16-2006, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlliagre

Use a specific .profile file for root as root's PATH is overriden by what set is /etc/default/su and /etc/default/login (look for SUPATH variable).

In /etc/default/su and /etc/default/login are PATH and SUPATH: should I correct both of them or only SUPATH? In both files?

Thanks for your help jlliagre!

jlliagre · 02-16-2006, 05:01 PM

You do not need to correct them, are they are already correct.
If you want to customize root's PATH, you can set SUPATH on both files.

RHELL · 02-16-2006, 11:29 PM

...and please remember the - when you su, or it's all for naught.

fabianrios · 02-17-2006, 10:14 PM

Hi,

My problem of changing PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH was originated when I tried to install Intel Fortran. Anyway, the script ifortvars.sh modify the environmental variables during the present sesion. If one want to run the script automatically everytime one enter in linux you can put such script in the folder /etc/profile.d.

That solved my problem.

jlliagre · 02-18-2006, 09:54 AM

Hmm, /etc/profile.d is not a Solaris thing.

xpucto · 02-21-2006, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlliagre

You do not need to correct them, are they are already correct.
If you want to customize root's PATH, you can set SUPATH on both files.

It works! Thanks a lot!

lennoguard · 02-24-2006, 11:07 PM

I have the same problem, i'm follow those command, but nothing is change.

jlliagre · 02-25-2006, 01:39 AM

No need to ask on more than one thread.
I answered on the other one.

lennoguard · 02-25-2006, 03:13 AM

Great! Aha, It works.
thanks U very much!

AgentX · 02-25-2006, 07:43 AM

It's better to edit the .profile in the users' home directory, than to edit the default file.

jlliagre · 02-25-2006, 08:52 AM

Doesn't works for "su" which doesn't by default executes the user's .profile.