Is /usr/local/bin in root's PATH?

On February 04 (03:42 EST), MrLinux wrote:
> I solved the problem adding:
> exec /usr/local/bin/blackbox to /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.blackbox
> 
> but I don't know why "exec blackbox" doesn't work, I mean /usr/local/bin
> is in the PATH and I'm sure about this as:
> 
> #>set
> 
> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> 
> if someone can explain this strange situation to me .......
> 
> thanks for your help
> 
> 
> By the way:
> I use xinitrc.blackbox as Slackware has a tool xwmconfig that makes a
> symbolic link (xinitrc) to the chosen wm:
> 
> /etc/X11/xinit>ls -la
> 
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Feb  3 19:48 .
> drwxr-xr-x   21 root     root         4096 Nov 10 01:12 ..
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          146 Jan 24  2002 README.Xmodmap
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Feb  3 19:48 xinitrc ->
> xinitrc.blackbox
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          560 Feb  3 19:48 xinitrc.blackbox
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          546 Apr  4  2002 xinitrc.e
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          559 May 30  2002 xinitrc.fvwm2
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          539 Feb 21  2002 xinitrc.fvwm95
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          630 Nov 27 20:48 xinitrc.gnome
> -r--r--r--    1 root     root          664 Jan 24  2002 xinitrc.twm
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          788 May 30  2002 xinitrc.wmaker
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1498 May 30  2002 xinitrc.xfce
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root           23 Jan 24  2002 .Xmodmap
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 09:45, MrLinux wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm trying to install blackbox0.65 but I've some problems; in details:
> > 
> > I use Slackware 8.1 and:
> > 
> > /usr/local/> tar xvfz blackbox.....tar.gz
> >              cd blackbox...
> >          ./configure
> >              make
> >          make install
> > 
> > I get no errors.
> > 
> > Then I added a new file: xinitrc.blackbox, containing the line exec
> > blackbox, to the /etc/X11/xinit directory and I gave to xinitrc.blackbox
> > the execution permission (chmod +x xinitrc.blackbox).
> > 
> > The point is that when i launch it with startx my monitor flickers and I
> > get the console  again.
> > 
> > 
> > I used the set command to verify the PATH and it contains both /usr/bin
> > and /usr/local/bin (blackbox executable is in /usr/local/bin).
> > 
> > 
> > What am I forgetting?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance
> > 
> > 
> > 
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