Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?

To: Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>
Cc: Rob Browning <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>, debian-devel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
From: Rob Browning <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 08 Dec 1996 16:53:59 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 86lob8d4vs.fsf@janus.csres.utexas.edu>
In-reply-to: Dale Scheetz's message of Sun, 8 Dec 1996 16:58:04 -0500 (EST)
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.95.961208165652.2316C-100000@dwarf.polaris.net>

Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:

> My machine has the PATH in .bash_profile for root. Do you have such a
> file?

It turns out that the problem is that the installation uses
root/.bash_profile to set up the system the first time and deletes
itself when it's finished.  This leaves you without anything to set
the root path when you log in next time.

--
Rob

--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com

Reply to:

Follow-Ups:
- Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
  - From: Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>
- Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
  - From: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>

References:
- Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
  - From: Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>

Prev by Date: Re: could X remove the lockfile on reboot?
Next by Date: Re: More problems in latest install disks.
Previous by thread: Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
Next by thread: Re: root PATH clobbered -- where do I fix it?
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread