Mark Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be > set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm > confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for > bash, why is that?)
Put all your variables in your ~/.profile file, for example: HTTP_PROXY=http://fasthttp.sympatico.ca:80 export HTTP_PROXY and then source it from your ~/.xsession like this: . ~/.profile That's one way of doing it. This ensures that all your environment variables propagate into your X session. -- Arcady Genkin "... without money one gets nothing in this world, not even a certificate of eternal blessedness in the other world..." (S. Kierkegaard)
