$PATH keeps changing?
 

I just installed java sdk and now i need to make it possible to call java, javac and all those commands directly by just writing them in xterm no matter in what directory you are in...

Well, i started out by editing the $PATH by adding /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin/ like so:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin/

And it works!..... UNTILL i close xterm and start a new one or jump out of root to my user account??

Why is $PATH not keeping the value i give it??

Thx!

beacuse it has no where to be kept. you need to set it in a config file. e.g /etc/profile, ~/.bashrc or another similar one. each of these files will be executed each time to log in, i.e open a shell window or similar. alternatively add it to a system wide run once file, like /etc/rc.local if your distro supports it.