.profile/.bashrc not being read
 

All,
A cluster with a head node and compute nodes. An application with a couple of env variables (App_HOME, PATH) set in .profile (default shell sh). If I login to the head node/compute nodes on a terminal everything works fine. The correct env variables are set and the application works.
However, when my application tries to do it, say
ssh <compute node1> <application>,
it appears the environment variables are not available. It only looks in the minimal /bin, /usr/bin type PATH. This tells that the .profile is not being read.

Any hints/help would be greatly appreciated. Dont know if i gave all the necessary information. Would be glad to provide any additional info.

Thanks,
PR

Could 'ssh <compute node1> env APP_HOME=/path PATH=path:path <application>' work?

Have you tried setting the variable in /etc/profile?
All I can think is that it needs to be more global than your HOME profile as using an application
and not a terminal.