CDE env variables

[Ray Evans]

This has got to have been answered, but my searches came up blank.

I need to set the umask for CDE users and cannot figure out where to make the entry. For telnet, it's /etc/profile - simple enough.

What is the equivalent location for CDE?

[RAC_1]

.dtprofile. Also in .dtprofile, set .profile to execute.

Anil

[Pete Randall]

Ray,

In each user's .dtprofile, I set it to source /etc/profile as well:

DTSOURCEPROFILE=true
. /etc/profile;


Pete

[Ray Evans]

Thanks, but is there not a way that this can be set globally? I want all my users coming in via CDE to have the same env.

[Pete Randall]

And note the space between the dot and /etc/profile!


Pete

[RAC_1]

To set it globally, you may want to have a look at /etc/dtc/config/Xconfig file.

[Pete Randall]

As I said, if you have .dtprofile source /etc/profile, then you can make your changes in /etc/profile and it will work for everyone CDE or not!


Pete

[Ray Evans]

I've found a couple references, but still not nailed down.

I want to set the umask value for all CDE users globally.

It doesn't appear that Xconfig is the answer. Sourcing each users .profile as Pete suggested will work, but is not a global solution.

I came across this http://docs.hp.com/en/B1171-90162/ch02s04.html but cannot get any additional syntax info to see if this is the solution.

[Pete Randall]

No, I suggested sourcing /etc/profile.

Write a little sed script to insert the "dot space /etc/profile" line in /home/*/.dtprofile, then change the umask in /etc/profile. Then it's global for everyone.


Pete

[Ray Evans]

Pete,

Sourcing /etc/profile in users .dtprofile works and a PERL or SED script can handle adding this entry to existing users. It's not very clean/complete in the event new users are added I will have to revisit it each time.

Thanks for the help. I'll post anything else I find in my travels regarding this issue.

Ray

[Pete Randall]

Ray,

I use sam to add users and in Actions > Task Customization, have added a "command to run after adding users". I'm attaching my command script, which copies a standard set of basic files into the new users' home directory