editor problem

[suryanarayana_1]

We have 16 rp2470 servers.Some of the servers have environment variable EDITOR by default.But some of servers doesn't have this variable.All the servers are running with HP_UX 11i.What could be the problem

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

Different install levels ?

Different patch levels ??

Paula

[Massimo Bianchi]

Hi,
as far as i know, one should manually set the EDITOR variable, just to use the history in root account.

So it is propable that where you have the variable, people inserted it in the /etc/profile or in the .profile of the user.

Just a thought.

HTH,
Massimo

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

No doubt no value was ever established for the variable. Usually you would do this in $HOME/.profile for the Posix and Ksh shells, for instance.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Paul Sperry]

This is usually set in the /home/user/.profile file.

EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR

you will have to edit existing users
and I would add the above to the /etc/skel/.profile so that new users
will get the env.

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

Could be that some one changed it or replace
the enviroment files with other.
Just set the variable to what you like
and go on.

Caesar

[suryanarayana_1]

Hi,

Thanks alot for your replies.But we have installed all our servers with Jun2002 CD and same patch level.I have seen all servers have EDITOR entry in /etc/skel/.profile.In some of the servers by default EDITOR entry is there in environment variables and in some od the servers I have put the entry in /etc/profile.But I would like to know what could be the problem.Thank you.