Hi,

I am failing to set PATH for all the users on a linux box(Fedora 8), permanently.

Basically, I have installed two different versions of python(2.5 & 2.7)

Python2.5 path is /usr/bin and it is set by default for all users(not by me, also i don't know how ) and it is working fine.

Python2.7 path is /usr/bin/Python27/bin, so tried this:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/Python27/bin
And it worked only for that particular session and for only root, as I set path from root user.

So, i need this to be set for all the users on the linux box, including root, more importantly as permanent. So if any user types "python27" at the command prompt, it should give python2.7 prompt.

Any help would be appreciated.

And if any more information needed, I would do that.

Thanks in advance..

--PL

Hi,

I don't know Fedora, but I suppose you could set PATH in /etc/profile, see 'man bash' and http://stefaanlippens.net/bashrc_and_others

Usually to make changes for a single user permanent you put it in .bashrc_profile located under that user's home directory.

However, if you want to make this setting global then put the lines that you mentioned at the end of /etc/environment file and I think that should do the trick.

Usually made changes which effect to all users.
/etc/profile

Hi there, I also need to set path for all my users. here is my bash profile: which part I need to modify? Thanks in advance.

# /etc/profile

# System wide environment and startup programs, for login setup
# Functions and aliases go in /etc/bashrc

# It's NOT a good idea to change this file unless you know what you
# are doing. It's much better to create a custom.sh shell script in
# /etc/profile.d/ to make custom changes to your environment, as this
# will prevent the need for merging in future updates.

pathmunge () {
case ":${PATH}:" in
*:"$1":*)
;;
*)
if [ "$2" = "after" ] ; then
PATH=$PATH:$1
else
PATH=$1:$PATH
fi
esac
}


if [ -x /usr/bin/id ]; then
if [ -z "$EUID" ]; then
# ksh workaround
EUID=`id -u`
UID=`id -ru`
fi
USER="`id -un`"
LOGNAME=$USER
MAIL="/var/spool/mail/$USER"
fi

# Path manipulation
if [ "$EUID" = "0" ]; then
pathmunge /usr/sbin
pathmunge /usr/local/sbin
else
pathmunge /usr/local/sbin after
pathmunge /usr/sbin after
fi

HOSTNAME=`/usr/bin/hostname 2>/dev/null`
HISTSIZE=1000
if [ "$HISTCONTROL" = "ignorespace" ] ; then
export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
else
export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
fi

export PATH USER LOGNAME MAIL HOSTNAME HISTSIZE HISTCONTROL

# By default, we want umask to get set. This sets it for login shell
# Current threshold for system reserved uid/gids is 200
# You could check uidgid reservation validity in

# /usr/share/doc/setup-*/uidgid file
if [ $UID -gt 199 ] && [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" ]; then
umask 002
else
umask 022
fi

for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh ; do
if [ -r "$i" ]; then
if [ "${-#*i}" != "$-" ]; then
. "$i"
else
. "$i" >/dev/null
fi
fi
done

unset i
unset -f pathmunge

Fedora 8 is pretty ancient, and I'm not sure there was /etc/profile. I recall using /etc/bashrc for such tasks.

zillur
if you are using Fedora 8 ... you have a big PROBLEM

the current is Fedora 23
support for fedora 21 ends in less than a month


write a script and place it in /etc/profile.d folder

AS PER THE WARNING IN THE FILE YOU POSTED !!!