Re: .bash_profile and .bashrc not executing
John Salmon wrote: Martin Marcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Saturday 12 January 2008 20:50 John Salmon wrote: I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin directory to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the default files loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains unchanged when I log on even though the .bash_profile file has the lines to add my ~/bin directory. I can make the change manually after I've logged on and can execute files that are in that directory. Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't work. As a check, I've set environment variables in both files and they return null with echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the system from scratch. Any suggestions? you did re-login after the changes did you? (i think bash -l also behaves like a full re-llogin) hth martin Yes, I did. In fact, I also tried re-booting the system. Another thing, I tried to run ~/.bash_profile and got \bash: /home/johns/.bash_profile: Permission denied (johns is me). ls -al shows .bash_prfile access has no execute permission set. John, I recently posted a rather long description of how the shell deals with files, whether executable (binary or scripts) or sourced. Bottom line, if the shell knows the name of the file and that the file is a script, it needs then to be able to read it. You did not post the ls -l output, so I can't say if permissions might be the issue or not. The first field of ls -l should be at least a dash followed by the letter 'r', followed by either a dash or 'w', etc. You also didn't say whether you're login is from the GUI (xdm, kdm, gdm) or from a console in text mode. If you logged in using the GUI, you should switch to a console and do a text mode login to see if you get any error messages from the shell. Or, from a shell window after the GUI login, you can use 'bash -l' at the command prompt, as suggested above, to start a new shell that acts like a login shell. If any errors are reported, that is the likely cause of your problem, since the shell will abort processing the startup files when an error is found. -- Bob McGowan smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: .bash_profile and .bashrc not executing
Martin Marcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in
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On Saturday 12 January 2008 20:50 John Salmon wrote:
I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a
dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin
directory to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the
default files loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains
unchanged when I log on even though the .bash_profile file has the
lines to add my ~/bin directory. I can make the change manually after
I've logged on and can execute files that are in that directory.
Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't work. As a check, I've
set environment variables in both files and they return null with
echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the system from
scratch.
Any suggestions?
you did re-login after the changes did you? (i think bash -l also
behaves like a full re-llogin)
hth
martin
Yes, I did. In fact, I also tried re-booting the system.
Another thing, I tried to run ~/.bash_profile and got \bash:
/home/johns/.bash_profile: Permission denied (johns is me). ls -al shows
.bash_prfile access has no execute permission set.
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Re: .bash_profile and .bashrc not executing
John Salmon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Martin Marcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Saturday 12 January 2008 20:50 John Salmon wrote: I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin directory to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the default files loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains unchanged when I log on even though the .bash_profile file has the lines to add my ~/bin directory. I can make the change manually after I've logged on and can execute files that are in that directory. Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't work. As a check, I've set environment variables in both files and they return null with echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the system from scratch. you did re-login after the changes did you? (i think bash -l also behaves like a full re-llogin) Yes, I did. In fact, I also tried re-booting the system. That's excessive. Reboots are only necessary when you update the kernel and modules, or change hardware. Another thing, I tried to run ~/.bash_profile and got \bash: /home/johns/.bash_profile: Permission denied (johns is me). ls -al shows .bash_prfile access has no execute permission set. (0) heretic /home/keeling_ ls -lF .profile .bash_profile .bashrc /bin/ls: .bash_profile: No such file or directory -rw-r--r-- 1 keeling keeling 1158 2007-06-14 12:44 .bashrc -rw-r--r-- 1 keeling keeling 1203 2008-01-05 10:03 .profile Notice I have no .bash_profile, but I do have .profile, and neither of those are executable. On startup, bash looks for .profile or .bash_profile and runs it. Manually, try: source ~/.bash_profile or: . ~/.bash_profile # that's a period/dot -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*)http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - -http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.htmlPlease, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.bash_profile and .bashrc not executing
I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a
dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin directory
to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the default files
loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains unchanged when I log on
even though the .bash_profile file has the lines to add my ~/bin directory.
I can make the change manually after I've logged on and can execute files
that are in that directory. Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't
work. As a check, I've set environment variables in both files and they
return null with echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the
system from scratch.
Any suggestions?
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Re: .bash_profile and .bashrc not executing
On Saturday 12 January 2008 20:50 John Salmon wrote: I'm a new user to Debian Linux. I have the latest version loaded on a dedicated PC with all the default settings. I have added a ~/bin directory to my system. My .bash_profile and .bashrc files were the default files loaded during the install. However, my PATH remains unchanged when I log on even though the .bash_profile file has the lines to add my ~/bin directory. I can make the change manually after I've logged on and can execute files that are in that directory. Also, the aliases set in my .bashrc file don't work. As a check, I've set environment variables in both files and they return null with echo after logging on. I haven't tried re-installing the system from scratch. Any suggestions? you did re-login after the changes did you? (i think bash -l also behaves like a full re-llogin) hth martin -- http://noneisyours.marcher.name http://feeds.feedburner.com/NoneIsYours You are not free to read this message, by doing so, you have violated my licence and are required to urinate publicly. Thank you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
