[rescue] Root PATH in Sol 8

Dave McGuire rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Jun 18 13:47:47 CDT 2001


  Most stock Unix (solaris or otherwise) /bin/login programs have a
default minimalist path compiled-in.  If there's no /etc/profile or no
/.profile, you might be getting that.  Override it with /etc/profile
or /.profile.

      -Dave McGuire

On June 18, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> no .profile on /
> 
> Mike N
> 
> Brian Hechinger wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 01:51:18PM -0400, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Trying to do some work on my Sol 8 box and cannot find where root's path
> > > is stored so I can add to it for some sofware building.
> > 
> > as long as it's stock, then /.profile
> > 
> > although i like to put everything in /etc/profile so everyone gets it instead
> > of having to do a .profile for everyone.
> > 
> > -brian
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