[SunHELP] problem setting PATH under solaris 8

[Kevin Stevens]

Here's how I add path statements to .profile...

PATH=$PATH:/usr/ucb
PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin
PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin
PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin
PATH=$PATH:/opt/sfw/bin
export PATH

Is it possible you aren't exporting PATH?

KeS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steffen Grunewald" <steffen at gfz-potsdam.de>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 22:26
Subject: Re: [SunHELP] problem setting PATH under solaris 8


> On Tue 2001-03-27 (17:50), Bran Tregare wrote:
> > I edited both /.cshrc and /.profile  and inserted the appropriate
> > directories in the path but the root shell doesn't seem to want to pick it
> > up :(
> >
> > > > I can't seem to get root to take a path other than
> > > > /usr/sbin:/usr/bin  is
> > > > there any particular tricks I am missing to edit the
> > > > path for root? :(
>
> is there foreign write permission for /.profile ?
> What about /etc/profile ?
>
> Just two wild guesses, each $0.01 worth
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