topic Re: UNIX default PATH in Operating System - HP-UX

UNIX default PATH

Nick_28 — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:16:39 GMT

Does anyone know where to find and change the default system PATH for HP-UX?

Re: UNIX default PATH

Mark Greene_1 — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:18:55 GMT

it is set in /etc/profile, but you make your changes to /etc/PATH and /etc/MANPATH

HTH
mark

Re: UNIX default PATH

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:19:21 GMT

Hi Nick:

1) You can edit the file /etc/PATH.
2) Modify /etc/profile
3) Modify the .profile (or .cshrc) of the user.

Re: UNIX default PATH

Helen French — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:24:34 GMT

Hi,

Try these files - /etc/PATH, /etc/profile ( default global profile for 'sh'), /etc/csh.login ( profile for C shell), /$home/.profile ( user profile for 'sh').

HTH,
Shiju

Re: UNIX default PATH

Sanjay_6 — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:29:52 GMT

Hi Nick,

you should look for changing the default path in /etc/profile if you want to implement the change for all the users.

add this line to your /etc/profile,

export PATH=$PATH:new_path_1:new_path_2

Hope this helps.

Regds

Re: UNIX default PATH

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 19:40:47 GMT

Hi Nick:

I'd add this reminder, too: Keep your PATH variable as short as practical. Place frequently accessed directories at the head (beginning), and *do not* include your current path (".") in the PATH. This last one constitutes a classic Trojan horse. That is, you may not be executing what you think you are running. Rather you are running *my* destructive code that masquerades as the name of a normal command!

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: UNIX default PATH

Wodisch — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:46:28 GMT

Jim: *you* have destructive code??? ;-)

Re: UNIX default PATH

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:02:02 GMT

Hi Wodisch!

Me? Naw...I tend to be too much of a pack-rat. :-))

Regards!

...JRF...