Where shall i put an export for all the users?

permalac · 05-18-2009, 04:49 AM

Hello,

i would like to do the following for each user each time it logs in.

export DISPLAY=*:10.0

Some users don't user bash, so I need a different place than bash_profile where to put it.

Shall I put it on /etc/profile or there is another place to put that kind of stuff?

May be /etc/rc.local?

many thanks.

barunparichha · 05-18-2009, 05:54 AM

You can put in any place, but it should be called after the machine boots up.
I would recommend /etc/bash_profile,
If you are planning to put in some other file named file1. Run this command from some where else (source file1).

permalac · 05-18-2009, 06:14 AM

correct me if I'm wrong, but bash_profile is executed only if the user goes with bash shell.

if the user has on its /etc/passwd zsh as the default shell it will not execute bash_profile.

Am I correct?

barunparichha · 05-18-2009, 06:19 AM

Yes .. it will be used only for bash.

barunparichha · 05-18-2009, 06:21 AM

Please check this:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

Can we put this under /etc/profile ?

permalac · 05-18-2009, 06:59 AM

Yes, by now is where i've put my line, but I think(not sure) that etc/profile it is only for bash purposes.

barunparichha · 05-19-2009, 08:50 AM

/etc/profile is common for all.
Check the booting scripts.

permalac · 05-20-2009, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barunparichha

/etc/profile is common for all.
Check the booting scripts.

Thanks.