topic How to set environment variables for all users in Operating System - Linux

How to set environment variables for all users

Carles Viaplana — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:04:27 GMT

Hello,

I need to set some paths for all users into my system. Is there any way to do this in suse linux 8?

I notice there's /etc/PATH file in HP-UX systems, but I don't know if there's something similar in Linux systems.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,

Carles

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Alexander Chuzhoy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:20:41 GMT

It depends on the shell they use.
If they use bash (default in redhat linux)
and all the accounts are local, then they all "source" the /etc/bashrc file (by default).
Thus appending variables to /etc/bashrc will influent all users.

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Carles Viaplana — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:31:20 GMT

Hello,

all users are local and are using basch shell.

In fact I need to add some paths to environment path variable and I have no idea where can I set it up.

I tried to create profile.local as copy from /etc/profile and I added paths, but it seems system doesn't like this kind of modifications.

Any idea?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,

Carles

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Alexander Chuzhoy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:38:14 GMT

Let's say you want to add /tmp folder to a path:
edit the file /etc/bashrc
append to its end the line
export PATH=/tmp:$PATH

save and exit
then as one of your users execute this command:
source /etc/bashrc or logout and login back.

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Alexander Chuzhoy — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:39:22 GMT

instead of copying /etc/profile to /etc/profile.local try to only add the necessary line to /etc/profile.local.
In particulat the lines from previous responce.
Hope it helps.

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:16:01 GMT

The easiest way, IMHO, is add a shell script with your commands into /etc/profile.d directory.

Re: How to set environment variables for all users

Carles Viaplana — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:09:23 GMT

Finally I added just environment variables I need into profile.local instead to copy all.

Thanks to all for your help.
Regards,

Carles