This is something that should be configurable globally and when an account is created. Globally in cases where it's required for applications (think monitoring software, commercial apps, etc.). That should be done with a command like the netservices and through an AI variable for network installations. Account wise, it should be a flag in useradd to select the corresponding profile data in /etc/skel to populate the account home directory with.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Octave J. Orgeron Solaris Virtualization Architect and Consultant Web: http://unixconsole.blogspot.com E-Mail: [email protected] *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ________________________________ From: Che Kristo <[email protected]> To: Shawn Walker <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:41:55 AM Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] OT: Re: Oracle 10g on OpenSolaris (Solaris 5.11) + 1 for the visual panel idea. I still think however that by default Solaris and OpenSolaris should present it's own "personality" rather than putting "linuxiness" before quality On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Shawn Walker <[email protected]> wrote: [email protected] wrote: > >>>On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:57:07PM -0500, Shawn Walker wrote: >> >>>>>Jan Friedel wrote: >>> >>>>>>>On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 05:04:26PM -0700, Alan Coopersmith wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>AFAICT, Indiana by default comes with a PATH that has /usr/gnu/bin in >>>>>>front of the rest.... >>>>>> >>>>>That is the default environment for the new user created by the OS >>>>>installer. >>>>>>>>>>As always, users are free to change their $PATH to any set of tools >>>>>>>>>>they like, >>>>>>>>>>and shell scripts are encouraged to declare the paths to the tools >>>>>>>>>>they need >>>>>>>>>>so they are not broken by users with different $PATH settings. >>>>> >>>> I'm just curious, why this cannot be an installation option? >>>>>>>> Sth. like ability to set netservices(1M) during the S10 >>>>>>>> installation. >>>> >>>If you read past discussions on the installer, you'll see that one of the >>>goals was to keep the install process as simple as possible. Configuration >>>options like this belong in the firstboot configuration setup, or in visual >>>panels where they don't add to the complexity of the installer. >>> >>>>But one of the (hidden ?) goals of OpenSolaris is to attract linux users. >>>>So one additional screen during installation which asks about your habits >>>>(PATH, etc.) >>>>shoudn't make it really more complicated. >> > >The point is that they don't *need* or have to be in the installer. They're >just as beneficial and useful at firstboot, in a Visual Panel, or somewhere >else. There is no overwhelmingly great reason to force them to be part of the >install process. Installation should be about installation and the minimum >amount of configuration to get the system going. Anything beyond that is a >pollution of the process IMO. > >>Cheers, >>-- >>Shawn Walker > >>_______________________________________________ >>opensolaris-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >
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