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Old 10-15-2004, 07:13 PM   #1
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Universal Environment Path SET

How can I set/add to the environment path for all users on my linux box ?
 
Old 10-16-2004, 02:56 AM   #2
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In the file /etc/profile (You need to be root):

PATH = /new/directory/to/be/added:$PATH
export PATH

Now, you should be able to type: "source /etc/profile", and the new directory will be added to the path of all users.

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