On 8/9/07, Darren Spruell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ~/.profile overrides /etc/profile.
Yes and both are processed. > $ echo 'var1=a' >> /etc/profile > $ echo 'var1=b' >> ~/.profile > $ /bin/ksh -l > $ echo $var1 > b Of course, because .profile is processed after /etc/profile. Variables set in /etc/profile can be overridden by the user in .profile so setting the global defaults in /etc/profile works fine. --- Lars Hansson