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Re: bash login for root



On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 12:13:59AM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> Debian doesn't put .bash_profile in for root.  I want to put one in to
> extend root's path.  Putting my own .bash_profile means putting in the
> path in full, since bash doesn't do roots path if there's a
> bash_profile.  Is there anything else that would be missed out if I were
> to put in a .bash_profile?

Try /root/.profile instead.  For some reason Bash looks for it in the
/root directory.

- Nate >>

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