> > I generally set most of my environment variables in the System control > > panel for my user, instead of in my .bashrc/.zshrc > > > > I noticed that when I log in to Cygwin via ssh, these environment > > variables are not available. > > > > Would this be considered a misfeature? > > No, it's considered a security feature. The environment for OpenSSH is > stripped to the basics so as to not let lots of information about the remote > system slip through to the client. If there's stuff you want in your OpenSSH > session that you're not getting now, a small script that you can run after > login is the prescribed solution.
You can also use the ~/.ssh/environment file, if the ssh server has PermitUserEnvironment set to yes. See ssh(1). -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
