ksh & sh

[Danny Crisp]

I have an issue with any user that logs in using either ksh or sh. For example, if i were to telnet to this particular workstation using a uid that utilizes ksh or sh, I have to wait up ten minutes before a get a prompt. If i login using csh the prompt appears instantly. But, then when i type ksh or sh i have to wait ages for a prompt.

[Pete Randall]

By any chance, are your home directories NFS mounted?


Pete

[Tom Danzig]

Since both ksh and sh source the users .profile and csh does not, there is most likely some code in it that is causing the delay. Could be a name resolution delay which is quite common in slow logins.

[Peter Godron]

Danny,
different login scripts ?

[Danny Crisp]

Pete R, yes, they are NFS mounted.

[Pete Randall]

In that case, it's most likely the history file that is causing the delay. Try inserting this in your /etc/profile to make the history file local:

HISTFILE=/tmp/.sh_history.$(whoami)
export HISTFILE


Pete

[Pete Randall]

Oh, and double check that HISTFILE is won't get over-ridden in .profile. If it's being set in .profile, make the suggested change there instead.


Pete