.profile not working

[Waqar Razi]

I have created a test server using ignite backup, but the .profile of one of the users is not working. I even copied the .profile of one of the users in the home directory, but still its not working. Can some one give me some clue.

[Tim Nelson]

Need something more than "not working"

What is it trying to do?

What error are you getting?

What process/procedure are you using that you get or do not get the "not working" ?

[Waqar Razi]

Thats the .profile of oracle.

[Waqar Razi]

By not working, it is not picking up the .profile file for environment settings

[Torsten.]

What shell are you using? csh?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Wagar:

> it is not picking up the .profile file for environment settings

When? When you login? When you attempt to use it in a crontask?

Regards!

...JRF...

[Waqar Razi]

yes csh

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Wagar:

> yes csh

Well, then, Torsten nailed it! The '.profile' is only used by the Posix or Korn shell. The idiotic C-shell uses '.cshrc'.

You should read:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot/

Regards!

...JRF...

[Torsten.]

just like expected ... JRF gave the advise already to you.

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,

If you are login into box with bash or posix shell then your .profile is executed and if you are using c shell then your .cshrc is executed.
So copy all the thing into your .cshrc then check

Suraj