topic Re: CDE env variables in Operating System - HP-UX

CDE env variables

Ray Evans — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:47:19 GMT

This has got to have been answered, but my searches came up blank.

I need to set the umask for CDE users and cannot figure out where to make the entry. For telnet, it's /etc/profile - simple enough.

What is the equivalent location for CDE?

Re: CDE env variables

RAC_1 — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:49:50 GMT

.dtprofile. Also in .dtprofile, set .profile to execute.

Anil

Re: CDE env variables

Pete Randall — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:55:14 GMT

Ray,

In each user's .dtprofile, I set it to source /etc/profile as well:

DTSOURCEPROFILE=true
. /etc/profile;

Pete

Re: CDE env variables

Ray Evans — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:57:23 GMT

Thanks, but is there not a way that this can be set globally? I want all my users coming in via CDE to have the same env.

Re: CDE env variables

Pete Randall — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:58:19 GMT

And note the space between the dot and /etc/profile!

Pete

Re: CDE env variables

RAC_1 — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:03:19 GMT

To set it globally, you may want to have a look at /etc/dtc/config/Xconfig file.

Re: CDE env variables

Pete Randall — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:08:27 GMT

As I said, if you have .dtprofile source /etc/profile, then you can make your changes in /etc/profile and it will work for everyone CDE or not!

Pete

Re: CDE env variables

Ray Evans — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:08:57 GMT

I've found a couple references, but still not nailed down.

I want to set the umask value for all CDE users globally.

It doesn't appear that Xconfig is the answer. Sourcing each users .profile as Pete suggested will work, but is not a global solution.

I came across this http://docs.hp.com/en/B1171-90162/ch02s04.html but cannot get any additional syntax info to see if this is the solution.

Re: CDE env variables

Pete Randall — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:18:56 GMT

No, I suggested sourcing /etc/profile.

Write a little sed script to insert the "dot space /etc/profile" line in /home/*/.dtprofile, then change the umask in /etc/profile. Then it's global for everyone.

Pete

Re: CDE env variables

Ray Evans — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:40:09 GMT

Pete,

Sourcing /etc/profile in users .dtprofile works and a PERL or SED script can handle adding this entry to existing users. It's not very clean/complete in the event new users are added I will have to revisit it each time.

Thanks for the help. I'll post anything else I find in my travels regarding this issue.

Ray

Re: CDE env variables

Pete Randall — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:47:17 GMT

Ray,

I use sam to add users and in Actions > Task Customization, have added a "command to run after adding users". I'm attaching my command script, which copies a standard set of basic files into the new users' home directory