env variables

[Kalin Mintchev]

thanks to all....

the env variables should be system wide - so i was thinking to put them
in  /etc/profile. that way they will be available for any user that needs
to run a process...

any reasons i shouldn't put them there?

thanks



On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, HOLLOW, CHRISTOPHER wrote:

>  Or:
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> csh:   ~/.cshrc
> ksh:   ~/.profile
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> ...add something like PATH=%PATH%, /new/path/vars, /etc
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> HTH,
>
> Christopher Hollow
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> Harry Putnam wrote:
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> >Kalin Mintchev <kalin at el.net> writes:
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> >>how do i make environment variables to "stick"?....
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> >Put them in ~/.bashrc.  Its get read at login and when starting an
> >xterm in X.
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