[COLUG] ~/.profile

[Edward Dunagin]

Thanks Rick, but....

On 4/21/07, Rick Troth <rmt at casita.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Apr 2007, Edward Dunagin wrote:
> > Maybe it is that I am getting thick<g>. I STILL do not know how to
> > change the PATH for root or user. Would someone enlighten me?
>
> Ah!
>
> Shortest answer:  Look for $HOME/.bashrc and modify it.
> (If there is not one,  use the longer answer.)
>
> Longer answer  (and in case there is no $HOME/.bashrc):
> Well ... here I am recommending what to do and/or NOT do
> and now I understand that you are having trouble with what
> has been handed to you.  Sorry.
>
> If it is for TTY login,  edit $HOME/.profile.
> If it is for GUI login,  CAREFULLY create a $HOME/.xinitrc.
> ALSO CHECK for any previously existing $HOME/.bashrc.
>
> Presuming this is a Linux box,  the default shell is in fact BASH.
>
> BEST is to create something like $HOME/etc/profile
> (an "etc" directory under your home dir)  and have both
> of the above source that,  because I cannot stand having to
> maintain more than one "profile".

Maybe SUSE is unique..I am running openSUSE10.2 and 10.3Alpha2+.
Neither my /etc/profile file nor any .bashrc I look at indicates to me
where the PATHs come from. So THIS is my question. Where do PATHs
cooome from and how would I edit them for 'root' and 'user'? In fact
the only .bashrc file is one I created in order to add a path
statement.

Peace........................................ed

Edward Dunagin-Dunigan-Dunnigan
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