.bashrc error upon sourcing

psiakr3w · 08-06-2004, 09:27 PM

When I source my .bashrc file, I get the following error:

Code:

$ . .bashrc
bash: TMOUT: readonly variable

So then I checked /etc/bashrc to see if it executes any other files:

Code:

# /etc/bashrc

# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile

# by default, we want this to get set.
# Even for non-interactive, non-login shells.
if [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" -a `id -u` -gt 99 ]; then
        umask 002
else
        umask 022
fi

# are we an interactive shell?
if [ "$PS1" ]; then
    case $TERM in
        xterm*)
            PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'
            ;;
        *)
            ;;
    esac
    [ "$PS1" = "\\s-\\v\\\$ " ] && PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "

    if [ -z "$loginsh" ]; then # We're not a login shell
        for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
            if [ -x $i ]; then
                . $i
            fi
        done
    fi
fi

unset loginsh

and then I tried the following:

Code:

$ grep TMOUT /etc/profile.d/*.sh
/etc/profile.d/msec.sh:[ -n "$TMOUT" ] && typeset -r TMOUT

and that's as far as I got/comprehend. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could do to eleminate the error message?

frob23 · 08-06-2004, 11:14 PM

When you "source" .bashrc?

What exactly are you trying to do? And what are the contents of .bashrc?

psiakr3w · 08-07-2004, 12:44 AM

entering ". .bashrc" on the command line in your home directory would be "sourcing your .bashrc" -- you do it after you update it, if you want the changes to take effect in the current shell. my .bashrc has mostly aliases in it and the following if statement:

Code:

if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

that's why i investigated that file, and the files it loads as well.