Bash login shell not running .bashrc

usao · 09-08-2015, 05:46 PM

When I login (using ssh) to CentOS 6.6 with an account configured to use /bin/bash, the shell does not read the .bashrc file located in $HOME.
I set the file permissions to 744, but it's still not reading the file and I have to manually issue ". $HOME/.bashrc" to get the contents loaded.

Any ideas on what I should be looking for to fix this problem?

unSpawn · 09-08-2015, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usao

When I login (using ssh) to CentOS 6.6 with an account configured to use /bin/bash, the shell does not read the .bashrc file located in $HOME.

With an interactive login shell it should be loading by default /etc/profile, then /etc/inputrc, then any /etc/profile.d/*.sh, then ~/.bash_profile and then ~/.bashrc. So what have you changed globally or locally since you've created the account?

Quote:

Originally Posted by usao

I set the file permissions to 744, but it's still not reading the file and I have to manually issue ". $HOME/.bashrc" to get the contents loaded.

It's sourced not executed, it should have max octal 0640.

usao · 09-08-2015, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

With an interactive login shell it should be loading by default /etc/profile, then /etc/inputrc, then any /etc/profile.d/*.sh, then ~/.bash_profile and then ~/.bashrc. So what have you changed globally or locally since you've created the account?

It's sourced not executed, it should have max octal 0640.

AFAIK only the $HOME/.bashrc file has been changed. I created the account today. I can change perms to 640 and see if that makes any difference.
ls: cannot access /export/home/user/.bash_profile: No such file or directory
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 942 Jan 12 2010 /etc/inputrc
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1796 Oct 2 2013 /etc/profile
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1143 Jul 16 2014 /etc/profile.d/colorls.sh
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 192 Sep 9 2014 /etc/profile.d/glib2.sh
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2706 Nov 4 2014 /etc/profile.d/lang.sh
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 121 Jun 4 2014 /etc/profile.d/less.sh
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 153 Aug 22 2010 /etc/profile.d/mc.sh
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 269 Apr 5 2012 /etc/profile.d/vim.sh
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 169 May 20 2009 /etc/profile.d/which2.sh
-rwxr--r--. 1 user user 1228 Sep 8 14:44 /export/home/user/.bashrc

unSpawn · 09-08-2015, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by usao

Code:

ls: cannot access /export/home/user/.bash_profile: No such file or directory

So /export/home/user/ doesn't have any .bash_profile. NP, BASH should be able to function without it except:

Code:

~]$ head -4 .bash_profile
# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then

usao · 09-09-2015, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

So /export/home/user/ doesn't have any .bash_profile. NP, BASH should be able to function without it except:

Code:

~]$ head -4 .bash_profile
# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then

Ah, wasn't aware there was a requirement for .bash_profile. I though BASH automatically sourced the $HOME/.bashrc.
So, in reality, BASH sources .bash_profile, so I could just put my stuff in there instead of .bashrc.

rknichols · 09-09-2015, 10:46 AM

A login shell (interactive or non-interactive) sources /etc/profile and then looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile in order, and sources the first one it finds.

An interactive non-login shell sources ~/.bashrc.

The "INVOCATION" section of the bash manpage spells this out in great detail.

It is very common for ~/.bash_profile to have a line that explicitly sources ~/.bashrc, but that is the only way that your .bashrc gets routinely sourced by a login shell.