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re-read modified /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath

Hi all,

I want to add my own directory for modulefiles, such as /usr/local/share/Modules/modulefiles, and I am doing this by adding this directory in the text file /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath.

My problem is that when I do "module avail", it does not show the modulefiles of the new directory unless I reboot the system. What command can I run so that /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath is re-read without needing to reboot?

Many thanks,
Spiros

If you want to have some modules read and loaded by the init at boot up the place where init looks into it is /etc/modprobe.d directory. Put everything you like there; at successful boot and load the modules are already reckoned by the system.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

Thanks for the reply. I can get things to work with a reboot, but my problem is I cannot figure out how to reload the .modulespath without reboot. Do you have any ideas on how to do this without reboot? I want to do this on a server so restarting the system is not an option unfortunatelly.

Thanks,
Spiros

Use modprobe to insert or remove modules without need to reboot.

Code:

~$ modprobe -h

~$ man modprobe

That is what you are looking for.

Hope that helps.

Good luck.

m.m.

Thanks for your help!

Sorry but I was probably not clear enough. The modules I am refering to are for loading environment variables using the

Code:

module

command, and not kernel modules. When you type

Code:

module avail

in the shell, you ahould get something like:

Code:

------------------------ /usr/share/Modules/modulefiles ------------------------

dot          module-info  mpich2-x86_64 use.own

module-cvs    modules      null

I want to add my own additional directory where "module" searches, for example /home/spiros/Modules/modulefiles, so that when typing "module avail" it will list something lie this:

Code:

------------------------ /usr/share/Modules/modulefiles ------------------------

dot          module-info  mpich2-x86_64 use.own

module-cvs    modules      null

------------------------ /home/spiros/Modules/modulefiles ------------------------

my-own-modulefiles

To do this I need to add the /home/spiros/Modules/modulefiles directory to /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath but in order for the changes to take effect, I can only do this by rebooting. Is there a service I can stop/start, or any other command, so that the module command can re-read the /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath file without reboot?

Many thanks for your time,
Spiros

Ah, I see, am sorry. It means you are using 'module' package.
Have you tried these already? --

Code:

module load

module add

module remove

module rm

If not then try

Code:

module help

If it is not about heavy duty tasks you can set your environment (e.g. $PATH) permanently at /etc/profile or $HOME/.bash_profile using "export", at least they are loaded automatically. You can fix that module path by exporting in the /$HOME/.bashrc or defining there your path, e.g. "PATH=$HOME/modules/path:$PATH" by this you are adding automatically your modules path into your basic bash $PATH. You can also create your own bin folder /$HOME/bin and put there a simple script that carries 'module' command to load and unload certain environments at will without need of rebooting.

Hope that helps.

Good luck.