MallarJ@aol.com wrote: > > Oh, just curious, when is the /etc/profiles used? My thought has that it sets environment variables etc. system wide, and that the .profile in a home dir allows one to add to or overide the configuration on the /etc/profile --> different users prefer different aliases, etc. -- __ _ Mark Wagnon -o) / / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chula Vista, CA /\\/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / mailto:mwagnon@ixpres.com _\_v____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\