So /etc/profile contains the following message: # You should override these in your ~/.bashrc (or equivalent) for per-user # settings. For system defaults, you can add a new file in /etc/profile.d/. export EDITOR=${EDITOR:-/bin/nano} export PAGER=${PAGER:-/usr/bin/less}
Therefore I have created a plain text file /etc/profile.d/essential_defaults $ cat export HISTSIZE=900 export HISTFILESIZE=900 export HISTCONTROL=erasedups # vi-style Bash history editing set -o vi export MANPAGER="/usr/bin/most" $ Yet when I log in, these environment variables are not set. The file is world-readable (mode 644), and I even tried setting the execute bit (`chmod +xxx`). If I source the file using `. /etc/profile.d/essential_defaults` then suddenly I get the right pager, but it does not seem to be sourced at login, as I believe is promised. What am I doing wrong or misunderstanding, please? Stroller.