On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:51:15 -0700 (PDT) yong lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Liam, I think you have a good point. So how do I > change its default if I want the file to be sourced > when I login using GDM. > > Thanks > Yong > > > --- Liam O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:55:37 -0600 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: > > > > > yong lee wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > > I have to manually do source /etc/profile to see > > the new changes > > > > after I open a new terminal window everytime. > > Even a reboot does > > > > not help. Does anyone have any idea ? > > > > > > You say that even a reboot does not help and that > > seems very strange > > > to me because I am sure that you would log in > > after that point. :-) > > > Are you using a shell other than a POSIX > > compatible one such as csh? > > > > [...] > > > > If the OP logs in using GDM, then (by default) > > /etc/profile is not > > sourced. As Dennis points out elsewhere, you can configure gnome-terminal to run your shell as a login shell. Another approach is to source /etc/profile in the file ~/.gnomerc, which is itself sourced by GNOME. That will make your environment available to all applications, e.g., xterm. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
