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On a redhat 5.1 system, the default PATH doesn't include
/usr/X11R6/bin.  I'm trying to add that directory, but I can't figure
out how.  I know I could edit /etc/profile and /etc/csh.cshrc and
/etc/zshrc and so forth for every shell on the system, but I'd rather
control it through a single central place.  According to a man page I
found on the web, I can set ENV_PATH in login.defs.  However, actual
experimentation shows that doing so has no effect.  Perhaps the man-page
I found is obsolete, there is no man-page for login.defs in redhat 5.1.
Does anybody know the truth about this matter?

- Josh

: >
: > On a redhat 5.1 system, the default PATH doesn't include
: > /usr/X11R6/bin.  I'm trying to add that directory, but I can't figure
: > out how.  I know I could edit /etc/profile and /etc/csh.cshrc and
: > /etc/zshrc and so forth for every shell on the system, but I'd rather
: > control it through a single central place.  According to a man page I
: > found on the web, I can set ENV_PATH in login.defs.  However, actual
: > experimentation shows that doing so has no effect.  Perhaps the man-page
: > I found is obsolete, there is no man-page for login.defs in redhat 5.1.
: > Does anybody know the truth about this matter?
: >
: > - Josh

: Have a look at /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

/etc/profile is used for everyone, no matter what shell you're using
(at least it is on my RedHat 4.2 system).  My /etc/profile sets the
path to /usr/X11R6/bin, and it is on my path; might you have
accidentally trashed the old path when adding new directories in your
.cshrc file or whatever?

Just a thought,
Phil

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