topic Re: PATH Variable settings in Operating System - HP-UX

PATH Variable settings

Narendra Uttekar — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:26:28 GMT

Hi,
When i want to check the exported enviromental settings i need to give /usr/bin/env , /usr/bin/pwd. But it won't display anything when used env or pwd. But when i check the /usr/bin is in PATH vaibale still why it doesn't work?

PATH=/oracle/TCQ/102_64/bin:.:/home/tcqadm:/usr/sap/TCQ/SYS/exe/run:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/opt/hparray/bin:/opt/nettladm/bin:/opt/upgrade/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/resmon/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/opt/pd/bin:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/mozilla:/opt/wbem/bin:/opt/wbem/sbin:/opt/graphics/common/bin:/usr/sbin/diag/contrib:/opt/ignite/bin:/opt/hpsmh/bin:/opt/perl/bin:/opt/ssh/bin:/opt/java1.4/jre/bin:/opt/spb/bin:/opt/gwlm/bin:/opt/omni/bin:/opt/hpnpl//bin:/sbin/fs/vxfs3.5/bin

Thanks,
Narendra

Re: PATH Variable settings

Torsten. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:34:57 GMT

If you need /usr/bin/env in PATH, you must configure it.

Just /usr/bin/ isn't enough.

If this would be enough, PATH have to be set to "/" only, but this doesn't work ...

;-))

Re: PATH Variable settings

SoorajCleris — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:37:53 GMT

Hi Narendra,

Is this same for users?

Try whereis command .

Sooraj

Re: PATH Variable settings

V. Nyga — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:53:09 GMT

Hi,

is this from user env? 'env|grep PATH' ?
Strange - looks ok.

@Thorsten - /usr/bin should work to find the commands /usr/bin/env and /usr/bin/pwd ...

Narendra, check with 'which env' and 'whereis env'.

But I would not place /oracle, . and /usr/sap at front of your PATH - there should be the os bin-directories /usr/sbin:/usr/bin.

HTH
Volkmar

Re: PATH Variable settings

Peter Nikitka — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:03:00 GMT

Hi,

which shell do you use?
For Bourne-like shells check the results of the builtin commands
export

For CSH-like shells try
setenv

Do you get results (don't supply a parameter to any of the commands)?

mfG Peter

Re: PATH Variable settings

Dennis Handly — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:52:19 GMT

What do these show?
echo $SHELL
whence -v env
whence -v pwd

But you should be able to use the real shell's builtin pwd.

Re: PATH Variable settings

Jitesh purohit_1 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:01:49 GMT

Hi Narendra ,

what is the userid from you are loggin in server, And did you checked the shell for the user

Thanks
Jitesh

Re: PATH Variable settings

sujit kumar singh — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:55:01 GMT

hi

Just wanted to know,

PATH=/oracle/TCQ/102_64/bin:.:/home/tcqadm

is that . between : and : intentionally placesd, what is the purpose of that?
regards
sujit

Re: PATH Variable settings

Torsten. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:16:11 GMT

Ooops, I was thinking about pathes and directories ... but these commands are shell built-ins.

What shell are you using?

Re: PATH Variable settings

Torsten. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:23:20 GMT

Try:

#whereis pwd
pwd: /usr/bin/pwd /usr/share/man/man1.Z/pwd.1
#type pwd
pwd is a shell builtin
#whence pwd
pwd

#whereis env
env: /usr/bin/env /usr/share/man/man1.Z/env.1
#type env
env is /usr/bin/env
#whence env
/usr/bin/env

Re: PATH Variable settings

V. Nyga — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:26:16 GMT

@sujit - '.' is the current directory, so shell searches there too.

V.

Re: PATH Variable settings

Narendra Uttekar — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:35 GMT

Hi,
I am using csh shell. It is working fine with other user on same system, but not working with this it works but with absolute path /usr/bin/env...but when i echo $PATH it is showing that /usr/bin is set , so it should work with env or pwd...not needed to give absoulte path i.e. /usr/bin/env as it is working with other user.

Thanks,
Narendra

Re: PATH Variable settings

Torsten. — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:41:50 GMT

Try the commands above to see if there are aliases or something.

Re: PATH Variable settings

Aneesh Mohan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:48:36 GMT

Hi ,

Please post

# what `which env`;echo $0

Aneesh

Re: PATH Variable settings

V. Nyga — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:49:12 GMT

Hi again,

check if 'echo $PATH' is identical for the other users, also check .cshrc
Make a 'diff '.

Also check for aliasse.

After login - 'pwd' is the users home dir?

V.

Re: PATH Variable settings

Dennis Handly — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:47:42 GMT

>I am using csh shell.

(You shouldn't be using the scummy C shell.)
The scummy C shell uses $path and not $PATH for its lookup. Are they the same?

Re: PATH Variable settings

Narendra Uttekar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:57:28 GMT

I have found the solution.

Re: PATH Variable settings

V. Nyga — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:22:41 GMT

Well - it would have been nice to tell us and others who maybe have the same problem later your solution!