sticking export $LFS in bash file

glock19 · 01-29-2002, 05:27 PM

Quote:

One way to make sure that $LFS is set at all times is adding it to the /root/.bash_profile and/or /root/.bashrc file(s) so that every time you login as user root, or you 'su' to user root, the $LFS variable is set.

I need some help on how to do this. Here is what my /root/.bash_profile looks like.

Code:

# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
USERNAME="root"

export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH

Here is what my /root/.bashrc looks like:

Code:

# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

Where do I stick the export LFS=/mnt/lfs command?

dj_relentless · 01-29-2002, 05:36 PM

So in your .bash_profile thing you could have
LFS=$LFS:/mnt/lfs
export LFS

think thats right..to test it just type echo $LFS and it should return /mnt/lfs..if not then I told ya wrong..

glock19 · 01-29-2002, 06:22 PM

I added what you said, so now it looks like:

Code:

# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
USERNAME="root"

export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH
LFS=$LFS:/mnt/lfs
export LFS

When I type echo $LFS I get nothing in response.

lfslinux · 01-29-2002, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by glock19
I added what you said, so now it looks like:

Code:

# .bash_profile # Get the aliases and functions if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then . ~/.bashrc fi # User specific environment and startup programs PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc USERNAME="root" export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH LFS=$LFS:/mnt/lfs export LFS

When I type echo $LFS I get nothing in response.

Depending on the way you login, sometimes .bash_profile isn't read (say when you open an xterm that file isn't read normally speaking unless you make it a socalled login shell by adding a special option to xterm).

Add it to .bashrc as well to cover all bases (at least one of those two files is read no matter what kind of terminal you open).

Btw, don't write LFS=$LFS:/mnt/lfs but just LFS=/mnt/lfs

If you were to add this to both files, then you could end up with:

LFS=/mnt/lfs:/mnt/lfs

And when you go install something, $LFS won't work as expected since the /mnt/lfs:/mnt/lfs directory doesn't exist.

glock19 · 01-29-2002, 06:43 PM

Ok here is my .bashrc:

Code:

# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi
LFS=/mnt/lfs
export LFS

And here is my .bash_profile:

Code:

# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
BASH_ENV=$HOME/.bashrc
USERNAME="root"

export USERNAME BASH_ENV PATH
LFS=/mnt/lfs
export LFS

When I type echo $LFS I still get nothing.

lfslinux · 01-29-2002, 06:52 PM

peculiar

when you updated the two files, did you logout from the current terminal and logged in again?

Try running this (either way):
source ~/.bashrc
or
source ~/.bash_profile

then try echo $LFS again

also, look at your /etc/passwd file, look at the line for user root and check what the last field contains. Perhaps it's empty (then the line ends with a semi-colon (a : char)) or it has /bin/sh. Change it to /bin/bash and try to login again and test echo $LFS

dj_relentless · 01-29-2002, 06:54 PM

type export LFS=$LFS:/mnt/lfs at the command prompt then type echo $LFS..see what you get then..
I don't think you actually need the export part in your .bash_profile
Thats what I did when I was pluttering..
are you trying to do this in your distro or your lfs system?

I usually wouldn't answer these questions cause I'm not 100% sure but no one else is..

glock19 · 01-29-2002, 06:58 PM

Sorry guys. I logged out and logged back in, and it does work. I didn't realize I had to log out and in. Thanks for the help.