Need a script

[pharthiphan]

Hi,

Need to set the path variable in .profile of all users in the system there are around 80 users so doing it manually is difficult.

can i get a script to do that.

Regards,
Pharthi

[Horia Chirculescu]

Hello,

Why do not set the variable in /etc/profile and this would be viable for all your local users?

Horia.

[likid0]

As horia says just popit in the /etc/profile, all users will source it when logging in.

[pharthiphan]

will that work with reboot..

regards,
Pharthi

[pharthiphan]

downtime is critical so can anyone help me with script

[Dennis Handly]

>will that work with reboot.

Sure. They will have to re-login. Or source /etc/profile.

[Dennis Handly]

>will that work with reboot.

Oops, I read this as:
will that work without a reboot.

Sure. But they will have to re-login. Or source /etc/profile.

[pharthiphan]

sorry what i am asking whether by adding path variable into /etc/profile will work without rebooting the server.

any alternate solution without reboting the server

regards,
Pharthi

[Sachin Kumbla]

Hi

As Dennis said

Reboot of the server is not reqd.
Only the users have to log out & login again to take the changes made in /etc/profile.

Note:even if you edit the .profile file users have to log out & login.

Rgds.,
Sachin kumbla

[pharthiphan]

no after logout and login it is not working.

Regards,
Pharthi

[Dennis Handly]

>Sachin: Note: even if you edit the .profile file users have to log out & login.

Not really. If they source the appropriate files, they don't need to re-login. It may be much easier to explain re-logging in than sourcing.

[Dennis Handly]

>after logout and login it is not working.

What did you change? /etc/profile?
A user's profile can completely ignore any settings in /etc/profile, you may have to change both.