[SOLVED] how to put it in the autostart?

Um using debian testing with xfce...

have to put this command in autostart:

export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games"


i tried a script

#!/bin/bash
export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games"


Butn i dunno if the script will works...and even if its ok, i doesnt know where i put it for the autostart works?

Anyone remember?

If goal is to set PATH, then that can be done without the script.
To set this path for all users, you can edit /etc/environment
To set this path for only you, you can edit ~/.profile
Once you set it, you can test by logging off, then log back in and in terminal check output of PATH variable.

Originally Posted by DRAGSTER_TUNER #!/bin/bash export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games" Butn i dunno if the script will works...

No, it won't (to be exact: it will only work within the bash instance that is executing the script, and as that one exits after this line the change is gone again).
If in the SAME script you would execute some more commands, those would see the new PATH.

export exports variables to be used by commands, executed by that same (instance of the) shell, it doesn't export UPwards to the calling shell.

Originally Posted by DRAGSTER_TUNER export PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games"

I sometimes wonder, if Debian maintainers are pushing people to just use sudo. But you can still enable a root account when installing Debian Testing, only problem is...

The /root/.bashrc file does not have any paths defined in a new intall. So the line quoted above needs to be added to the file /root/.bashrc, after that you will be able to execute commands from the root prompt.
Example of the file below:

# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.

# Note: PS1 and umask are already set in /etc/profile. You should not
# need this unless you want different defaults for root.
# PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\h:\w\$ '
# umask 022

# You may uncomment the following lines if you want `ls' to be colorized:
# export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
# eval "`dircolors`"
# alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS'
# alias ll='ls $LS_OPTIONS -l'
# alias l='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lA'
#
# Some more alias to avoid making mistakes:
# alias rm='rm -i'
# alias cp='cp -i'
# alias mv='mv -i'
export PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

If you need this for a user, have a look at /home/user/.bashrc file for instructions

Originally Posted by dc.901 If goal is to set PATH, then that can be done without the script. To set this path for all users, you can edit /etc/environment To set this path for only you, you can edit ~/.profile Once you set it, you can test by logging off, then log back in and in terminal check output of PATH variable.

Thanks for the tip, it works!

thanks to everyone whos posted another solutions!