I want to change the system profile

[Virginia OToole]

I want to add something to the system profile so that everyone , existing users and new users, will execute the new profile.

Would I change the /etc/profile file or is there another version of this that I should change?

Thanks!
Ginny O'Toole
Data Device Corporation

[Steve Steel]

Hi

/etc/profile is fine

Make a copy first in case of errors


Steve Steel

[Helen French]

Hi,

Yes, you can make the changes to /etc/profile. This is the global profile for all Bourne shell user (/usr/bin/sh).

For C shell users, you need to make the changes in /etc/csh.login (global profile)

/$user_home/.profile is the local profile for each user.

HTH,
Shiju

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Virginia,

to set a standard profile for all user, you should edit /etc/profile and add the env over there. this file is executed for all the users. you may add some env variables to /etc/cshrc if you have users logging in using "c shell".

hope this helps.

Regds

[Corthouts Carlo]

Hi,

/etc/profile is the way to go.
But if possible stick with the ~user/.profile (users homedir).