ok.. I've found the .bashrc in /root and put the path statement into there. Yet is still gives only the standard path (login and type: set). Are there multiple places where this needs to be set?
The syntax is: PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/x11:/usr/code/c/util:/usr/code/c /space:/etc/ppp:/etc/ppp/peers" TIA for any help. Andy ---------- > From: ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Users <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: Setting Path ENV variable > Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 7:44 PM > > Andy Thomas wrote: > > > > Hi, > > Running Linux from O'Reilly says that the search path can be set in > > .bashrc > > file, but the only .bashrc I'm finding is for a user I created, not >root. > > Is there a bash configuration file for root? > > To get to that file you have to be signed in as root or su to root and > cd to the /root directory. > > >I'm trying to add some > > directories to the search path. > > > > I found a file named /etc/profile with a PATH statement in it, but > > attempts > > to add to that don't work. The comment at the top says it's the > > system-wide profile for bash(1) > > I'm by no means an expert on this but I've found that /etc/profile > effects my console sessions and not my 'X' sessions. > hth, > kent > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
