Re: Setting Path ENV variable

[ktb <xyf@inetnebr.com>]

Andy Thomas wrote:
> 
>  Hi,
>  Running Linux from O'Reilly says that the search path can be set in
> .bashrc
>  file, but the only .bashrc I'm finding is for a user I created, not >root.
>  Is there a bash configuration file for root?  

To get to that file you have to be signed in as root or su to root and
cd to the /root directory.  

>I'm trying to add some
>  directories to the search path.
> 
>  I found a file named /etc/profile with a PATH statement in it, but
> attempts
>  to add to that don't work.   The comment at the top says it's the
>  system-wide profile for bash(1)

I'm by no means an expert on this but I've found that /etc/profile
effects my console sessions and not my 'X' sessions.
hth,
kent