Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Will 'LOAD_SYSTEM_ALIAS' be set by default?  I would hope so, because if

yup.

> It's nice that a .alias file will be supported, but why should it *disable*
> loading of the system aliases?
> If a user figures out how to set aliases in the first place, is it really
> that far reached to assume that he'll also know about 'unalias'?  If it's
> not (which I suppose), then I don't get why aliases shouldn't be put in
> /etc/profile.d/alias.sh

it's because in user home default we have no way to control the
files...

> Oh, BTW: Would it be possible to add /etc/profile.d/local.{sh,csh}, which
> should be empty files which also should never, ever be changed by an RPM
> upgrade?  I think the mere existance of these files would make it clear to
> people/admins that only this file, and never /etc/profile should be used to
> adjust local settings.

nice idea..

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