topic Re: .profile not working in Operating System - HP-UX

.profile not working

Waqar Razi — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:55:38 GMT

I have created a test server using ignite backup, but the .profile of one of the users is not working. I even copied the .profile of one of the users in the home directory, but still its not working. Can some one give me some clue.

Re: .profile not working

Tim Nelson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:58:18 GMT

Need something more than "not working"

What is it trying to do?

What error are you getting?

What process/procedure are you using that you get or do not get the "not working" ?

Re: .profile not working

Waqar Razi — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:59:14 GMT

Thats the .profile of oracle.

Re: .profile not working

Waqar Razi — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:02:24 GMT

By not working, it is not picking up the .profile file for environment settings

Re: .profile not working

Torsten. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:05:21 GMT

What shell are you using? csh?

Re: .profile not working

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:06:51 GMT

Hi Wagar:

> it is not picking up the .profile file for environment settings

When? When you login? When you attempt to use it in a crontask?

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: .profile not working

Waqar Razi — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:07:21 GMT

yes csh

Re: .profile not working

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:13:27 GMT

Hi Wagar:

> yes csh

Well, then, Torsten nailed it! The '.profile' is only used by the Posix or Korn shell. The idiotic C-shell uses '.cshrc'.

You should read:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: .profile not working

Torsten. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:17:38 GMT

just like expected ... JRF gave the advise already to you.

Re: .profile not working

Suraj K Sankari — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:50:00 GMT

Hi,

If you are login into box with bash or posix shell then your .profile is executed and if you are using c shell then your .cshrc is executed.
So copy all the thing into your .cshrc then check

Suraj