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01-06-2008, 01:03 PM
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Registered: Oct 2007
Distribution: CentOS 5
Posts: 39
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problem with echoing variables
hi
i edit the /etc/profile and set a new variable and exported it and i tried to echo this variable but I got nothing and when i checked the exit status i got 0 which mean good in linux
CAN ANYBODY HELP ME PLEASE !!!
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01-06-2008, 01:10 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Debian
Posts: 16,298
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Did you source /etc/profile or logout and back in again after setting the variables?
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01-06-2008, 01:14 PM
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Registered: Oct 2007
Distribution: CentOS 5
Posts: 39
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no
i su to root then get back again to normal user using su command
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01-06-2008, 01:43 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Debian
Posts: 16,298
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Try what I mentioned above and see if that helps.
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01-08-2008, 01:35 AM
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Registered: Oct 2007
Distribution: CentOS 5
Posts: 39
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well i used ssh command and it works correctly...
but can i know what is the diffrence between ssh command an su command
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01-08-2008, 02:42 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Bologna
Distribution: CentOS 6.5 OpenSuSE 12.3
Posts: 10,509
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Did you use
? The minus sign is equivalent to the -l or --login option, which forces to act as a new login and sources all the initialization files. Otherwise, the environment of the previous user is mantained! |
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01-08-2008, 12:45 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2007
Distribution: CentOS 5
Posts: 39
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yes, It works great I'm very thankful for your help
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