Hi Bruce,

If you want to set the PATH for all users (present and future) you 
should look in the system-wide definition in /etc/profile.

If you want to change it for a particular user, modify his 
$HOME/.bashrc or (better) $HOME/.profile.

I hope this helps you

Pablo

> I would like to set path in the environment and can not seem to find 
it.. In 
> my  past (a long time ago!) you set path for the current shell by 
editing the 
> .profile. Now under BASH I thought I read that there is supposed to 
be 
> .bash.... file but I don't seem to have one.. Also I would like to 
add this 
> new directory for all users on my system...and of course for any new 
users I 
> would add...
> 
> Can some one tell me where in Mandrake to set default paths for all 
users and 
> how to set a custom path for a specific user?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Bruce
> 
> 
> 


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Pablo Vitoria Garcia
Dpto. Qu�mica Inorg�nica
Universidad del Pa�s Vasco (UPV/EHU)
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