How add a $PATH at boot for all users

JBull · 12-09-2006, 12:15 AM

How do we add a PATH for all users that is automatically set when any user logs in?

I know about .bash_profile and .bashrc, for a specific user.

But I want to add a path that is universal for all users. I added a path to /etc/profile but when I have logged in as root the path is not as expected. I have to type #source /etc/profile then the correct paths are set.

I'm running Debian Sarge.

thanks

introuble · 12-09-2006, 12:41 AM

Check out /etc/login.defs

JBull · 12-09-2006, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by introuble

Check out /etc/login.defs

Thanks, That did the trick for booting to a command line. echo $PATH and everything is correct. However when I startx & Gnome then open a terminal window I type echo $PATH and it has changed. Maybe I should comment out the path lines in .bashrc for each user??

Surely there is a good solution to this problem. This machine is used specifically for creating GIS maps and anyone logged on will need the maptools binaries in their path. Will I have to manually add this to the .bashrc for each user?? That blows.

zetabill · 12-09-2006, 11:14 PM

Why not put

Code:

. /etc/profile

in .bashrc?

archtoad6 · 12-11-2006, 11:34 AM

JBull,

Where in Houston?

Have we seen you at HLUG yet?

trickykid · 12-11-2006, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBull

Thanks, That did the trick for booting to a command line. echo $PATH and everything is correct. However when I startx & Gnome then open a terminal window I type echo $PATH and it has changed. Maybe I should comment out the path lines in .bashrc for each user??

Surely there is a good solution to this problem. This machine is used specifically for creating GIS maps and anyone logged on will need the maptools binaries in their path. Will I have to manually add this to the .bashrc for each user?? That blows.

Just add the file to be sourced from their own .bashrc or .bash_profile, no need to add the whole $PATH line in it.

Code:

source /etc/filename