Re: PATH revisited: one PATH to "rule the [Debian] World"
On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 01:05:32PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Tom Browder wrote:
> > Every time I set up a new host, I have to jump through the hoops trying to
> > get the same PATH for ordinary users as well as root, regardless of how
> > they log in. Reading the man pages doesn't help my old brain with all the
> > caveats.
>
>
> Set it in /etc/profile, which probably has this in it:
>
> if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
> PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
> else
> PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games"
> fi
> export PATH
This file is only read by certain login methods. The whole point of Tom's
request was to find something that works for *all* login methods. Sadly,
no such thing exists.
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