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Subject: Re: /etc/profile and PATH 
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> Hello list
> 
> I have set some environment vars in /etc/profile such as PATH QTDIR (for Qt) 
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc. All variables are setup successfully except PATH that 
> remains unchanged...
> 
> I tried to setup PATH in ~/.profile and now is updated but how can I setup 
> this variable system wide? specifically want to add the Qt and MySQL binary 
> directories to the PATH...
> 
> Thanx

man 5 login.conf

cheers,
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