.profile problem

[Binubaby]

Hello members,

I am facing a problem with my HPUX 11i startup while login as any user the .profile file will not execute, but if I am using root login the .profile is working okay. The default shell is configured for ksh for user. any solutions advice ..please reply ASAP

Regards

Binu

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Binu,

Could you check the permissions of the /etc directory and the /etc/profile file.

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

Robert has most likly got it, but what errors are being displayed?

Paula

[Bharat Katkar]

Binu,
Also check the permissions of .profile files of Users.

Regards,

[Dave La Mar · Accepted solution]

Binu -
Are you sure it is the .profile or are you referring to the .kshrc?
If referring to the .kshrc then DTSOURCEPROFILE=true must be set in the .dtprofile.
Regards,
dl

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Binu,

If you are talking about login to CDE, then make sure the user has a file called .Xdefaults in the home directory with the line "dtterm*loginShell: True". This will make the dtterm to execute .profile. Add more lines replacing dtterm with hpterm, xterm etc., depending on your requirements.

If the login is not through CDE, then as mentioned before, it's a permissions issue and follow the corresponding suggestions.

-Sri