On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 12:00:40AM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote: > So this /etc/login.defs defines PATH provided by login. Then > /etc/profile is persed by shell and export new path, if it is defined. > > Deeper question is "What is a PATH before login?" > > Specifically, What is PATH for /etc/rcS.d/ scripts? Some scripts > (modutils) defines PATH inside. Are these hardcoded in init?
They are hardcoded in the scripts :-) > I know $HOME in these init script are not /root but /. Actually $HOME is just undefined, and concatenating nothing with something gives something. eg: $HOME/path/to/stuff when $HOME is not defined gives /path/to/stuff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
