11.31 PATH not getting setup from /etc/profile

[chindi]

Hi in 11iv3 PATH not getting setup from /etc/PATH

 Whem am running env for 1 user am not able to see /etc/PATH contents :

$ env|grep -i pat
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/ssh/bin:.

Whereas my /etc/PATH contains ;

root #/var/tmp >cat /etc/PATH
/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/contrib/Q4/bin:/opt/perl/bin:/opt/gvsd/bin:/opt/ipf/bin:/opt/nettladm/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/wbem/bin:/opt/wbem/sbin:/opt/sas/bin:/opt/wli/bin:/opt/graphics/common/bin:/opt/hpvm/bin:/opt/atok/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/opt/sec_mgmt/bastille/bin:/opt/caliper/bin:/opt/drd/bin:/opt/dsau/bin:/opt/dsau/sbin:/opt/resmon/bin:/opt/firefox:/opt/perf/bin:/usr/contrib/kwdb/bin:/opt/perl_32/bin:/opt/perl_64/bin:/opt/prm/bin:/opt/propplus/bin:/opt/sfm/bin:/etc/cmcluster/scripts/tkit/vtn:/opt/swm/bin:/opt/sec_mgmt/spc/bin:/opt/ssh/bin:/opt/swa/bin:/opt/hpsmh/bin:/opt/thunderbird:/opt/sentinel/bin:/opt/langtools/bin:/opt/wlm/bin:/opt/gwlm/bin:/opt/cfg2html:/home/scripts:/usr/local/bin:/opt/gnome/bin

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[Torsten.]

What shell you are using?

If you set PATH in your own profile, don't forget to include $PATH too.

[chindi]

Hi Team ,

Please find .profile of 1 user below ;

root #/etc >su - tejachau
$ cat .profile

# @(#)B.11.31_LR

# Default user .profile file (/usr/bin/sh initialization).

# Set up the terminal:
if [ "$TERM" = "" ]
then
eval ` tset -s -Q -m ':?hp' `
else
eval ` tset -s -Q `
fi
stty erase "^H" kill "^U" intr "^C" eof "^D"
stty hupcl ixon ixoff
tabs

# NOTE: '.' is added to $PATH for compatibility reasons only. This
# default will be changed in a future release. If "." is not
# needed for compatibility it is better to omit this line.
# Please edit .profile according to your site requirements.

# Set up the search paths:
PATH=$PATH:.

# Set up the shell environment:
set -u
trap "echo 'logout'" 0

# Set up the shell variables:
EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR

[Torsten.]

question remains: what shell is in use? bash by chance?

Try

# sh

# echo $PATH

Any difference?

[chindi]

$ sh
$ echo $SHELL
/sbin/sh
$ echo $PATH
/usr/bin:.

[Torsten.]

Could you please check what is the default shell for this user?

[Dennis Handly]

This only works if /etc/profile and ~/.profile work together and haven't been modified too much.  :-)

My old ~/.profile actually reads /etc/PATH.

It should also work for the scummy C shell through csh.login.

[pooderbill]

The 'standard' way to set the PATH variable is in /etc/profile, followed by possible additions or changes in your login profile (.profile). Are you really using /usr/bin/sh? It would be more useful to type ps -f (not ps -ef) to see your currently running shell. If you login with sh and then run ksh or some other shell, the PATH variable may be getting reset.

All the PATH setting in /etc/profile and .profile can be destroyed with one command like this:

PATH=/usr/bin

which has occured somewhere before your .profile starts, which states:

PATH=$PATH:.

Most likely, /etc/profile has an added line at the bottom that looks like this:

PATH=/usr/bin

Start by locating all the PATH words in your /etc/profile:

grep PATH /etc/profile

If you see something like this:

PATH=$(cat /etc/PATH)

Then the complete value for /etc/PATH is being set there.

But if you see another PATH=something that does NOT incude $PATH, then the old value is being completely replaced.

NOTE: There may be a 'sourced' script in /etc/profile that is doing this. Look for a line that starts with a period like this:

. /someplace/somescript

That may be the culprit.

[Dennis Handly]

>If you see something like this:  PATH=$(cat /etc/PATH)

Or more efficiently without that evil cat: PATH=$(< /etc/PATH)

But the ones I see use the deprecated ``:  PATH=`cat /etc/PATH`

[chindi]

root #/ >grep "PATH" /etc/profile

# Modify the variables through /etc/PATH and /etc/MANPATH
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/contrib/Q4/bin:/opt/perl/bin
MANPATH=/usr/share/man:/usr/contrib/man:/usr/local/man
# Insure PATH contains either /usr/bin or /sbin (if /usr/bin is not available).
PATH=$PATH:/sbin
else if [ -r /etc/PATH ]
# Insure that $PATH includes /usr/bin . If /usr/bin is
# present in /etc/PATH then $PATH is set to the contents
# of /etc/PATH. Otherwise, add the contents of /etc/PATH
# to the end of the default $PATH definition above.
-e ":/usr/bin$" /etc/PATH
PATH=`cat /etc/PATH`
PATH=$PATH:`cat /etc/PATH`
export PATH
# Set MANPATH to the contents of /etc/MANPATH, if it exists.
if [ -r /etc/MANPATH ]
MANPATH=`cat /etc/MANPATH`
export MANPATH

Hi Guys can i replace /etc/profile online ?

could be a corrupt one ?

One of my junior was trying to install mysql i this host , that also needs to be checked since it has a depot file which uses /etc/profile for its installation .