topic Re: Need a script in Operating System - HP-UX

Need a script

pharthiphan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:13:27 GMT

Hi,

Need to set the path variable in .profile of all users in the system there are around 80 users so doing it manually is difficult.

can i get a script to do that.

Regards,
Pharthi

Re: Need a script

Horia Chirculescu — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:20:36 GMT

Hello,

Why do not set the variable in /etc/profile and this would be viable for all your local users?

Horia.

Re: Need a script

likid0 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:27:01 GMT

As horia says just popit in the /etc/profile, all users will source it when logging in.

Re: Need a script

pharthiphan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:32:07 GMT

will that work with reboot..

regards,
Pharthi

Re: Need a script

pharthiphan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:30:52 GMT

downtime is critical so can anyone help me with script

Re: Need a script

Dennis Handly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:45:51 GMT

>will that work with reboot.

Sure. They will have to re-login. Or source /etc/profile.

Re: Need a script

Dennis Handly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:47:30 GMT

>will that work with reboot.

Oops, I read this as:
will that work without a reboot.

Sure. But they will have to re-login. Or source /etc/profile.

Re: Need a script

pharthiphan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:49:31 GMT

sorry what i am asking whether by adding path variable into /etc/profile will work without rebooting the server.

any alternate solution without reboting the server

regards,
Pharthi

Re: Need a script

Sachin Kumbla — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:53:08 GMT

Hi

As Dennis said

Reboot of the server is not reqd.
Only the users have to log out & login again to take the changes made in /etc/profile.

Note:even if you edit the .profile file users have to log out & login.

Rgds.,
Sachin kumbla

Re: Need a script

pharthiphan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:01 GMT

no after logout and login it is not working.

Regards,
Pharthi

Re: Need a script

Dennis Handly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:08:54 GMT

>Sachin: Note: even if you edit the .profile file users have to log out & login.

Not really. If they source the appropriate files, they don't need to re-login. It may be much easier to explain re-logging in than sourcing.

Re: Need a script

Dennis Handly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:10:30 GMT

>after logout and login it is not working.

What did you change? /etc/profile?
A user's profile can completely ignore any settings in /etc/profile, you may have to change both.