$PATH problem

mikidouglas · 05-08-2009, 04:38 AM

i have a host( HOST1) where $PATH is

echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/home/scripts/

The path (in bold) is set from .bash_profile

Now i go to another host (HOST2) and ssh to Host1 checking the path

HOST2>> ssh root@HOST1 echo \$PATH

which shows,

/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

this path is missing one highlighted at first in bold.

Can someone put some light on this?

Libu · 05-08-2009, 04:42 AM

I think when you when you login via ssh, it checks for .bashrc rather than .bash_profile. I usually don't face this problem since I have .bash_profile as a link to .bashrc.

you can verify this by copying your .bash_profile to .bashrc and ssh'ng to the host again.

mikidouglas · 05-08-2009, 04:53 AM

Yup That does the job!!

Thanks again!! any idea what the same file for solaris may be?

Libu · 05-08-2009, 05:07 AM

It would depend on the shell you are logging on to. For e.g. if you are using ksh it would .kshrc.

If you are in doubt, you can clear all other startup files(like .bashrc, .kshrc e.t.c) and just put a .profile in the home directory.