Re: Woody - setting PATH
On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 11:20, Tom Cook wrote:
> On 0, Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonline.net> wrote:
> [snip]
> > > > 1) How should I add a path to PATH so it is available to all users
> > > > system wide?
> > >
> > > Add it to the PATH string in /etc/profile.
> > >
> > > > 2) How should I add a path to PATH for only one user?
> > >
> > > Add it to the PATH string in ~/.bash_profile.
> > >
> > > Both of these should work. If not, 'echo $PATH' to make sure that the
> > > path is being set, then 'file /usr/local/j2re1.4.0_01/bin/java' to
> > > make sure that the jvm is really there.
> >
> > They both work a dream.
> >
> > But why is there an entry for PATH in login.defs that does absolutely
> > nothing?
>
> Are you using shadow passwords? My understanding is that login.defs
> is only used when shadow passwords are used.
Yes. Of course. Other parts of login.defs work ok. Perhaps its the way
woody's /etc/pam.d/login file is structured??
Crispin
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