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Junior_DBA 08-25-2008 02:58 AM
variables in bash_profile hid from me
 
Hi guys! Nice to see you in my thread. I have a confused situation. I have variables in .bash_profile of the user MegaNewbie. After loggin in:

echo $ORACLE_HOME
--nothing--


my bash_profile:

ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/10.2.0; export ORACLE_HOME



what's wrong?

jschiwal 08-25-2008 03:39 AM
Did you export the variables? Exporting moves the variables from normal variable space to environment space.

Linux/Unix usernames are usually lower case by convention. Check your /etc/login.defs file for the CHARACTER_CLASS definition.

Junior_DBA 08-25-2008 04:00 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jschiwal (Post 3258721)
Did you export the variables? Exporting moves the variables from normal variable space to environment space.

Linux/Unix usernames are usually lower case by convention. Check your /etc/login.defs file for the CHARACTER_CLASS definition.
I exported them in .bush_profile, should I export them somehow else?

jschiwal 08-25-2008 05:53 AM
Yes, you use export in the ~/.bash_profile file.

Are you the user "MegaNewbie"? Could you post your ~/.bash_profile file?
Is bash your default shell?


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