topic Re: Set PATH Variable for all user in Operating System - HP-UX

Set PATH Variable for all user

shikhar_1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:49:25 GMT

Hi,

I am getting following errors while executing server:swlist
/sbin/sh: swlist: not found.

But
whereis swlist
swlist: /usr/sbin/swlist

How to set my path variable to /usr/sbin/swlist for all users.

Please reply ASAP.

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

Torsten. — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:00:06 GMT

Normally the commands in /usr/sbin are for root, not for users.

However, /etc/PATH has the paths.

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

shikhar_1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:06:59 GMT

How to set path so that swlist working without specifying /usr/sbin/swlist?

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

shikhar_1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:09:00 GMT

Even root user is not able to execute it without specify /usr/sbin before the command(/usr/sbin/swlist)

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

Torsten. — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:09:58 GMT

If you don't want to change /etc/PATH, you should consider to add this to the users profile.

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

shikhar_1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:14:25 GMT

What to add in the users profile?

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

Torsten. — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:15:22 GMT

You are an expert in this area, right?

Add /usr/sbin to the PATH definition in root's profile.

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

shikhar_1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:22:15 GMT

Through command also we can do i believe

PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH:/sbin:/home/root
export PATH

Is it ok?

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

Torsten. — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:26:56 GMT

Yes, but it works for the current session only.

Next time you log on you have to do it again.

Re: Set PATH Variable for all user

Viktor Balogh — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:12:31 GMT

shikhar,

you need to edit the profile of the root user to add it:

# vi ~/.profile

and insert /usr/sbin the following to the PATH variable

I wouldn't add it directly to /etc/PATH, because /usr/sbin contains commands which are for the root user. (see Thorsten's reply above)

Regards,
Viktor