Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 03:39:33 -0400 From: Brian Camba <beesea@freewwweb.com> To: Doug Barton <DougB@gorean.org>, freebsd list <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: problem with startup files Message-ID: <392CD8B5.824714A0@freewwweb.com> References: <392C2834.EB99F7BF@freewwweb.com> <392CD456.F9FF922F@gorean.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Brian Camba wrote: > > > > what's up everyone? > > > > i've just intalled freebsd, and i'm encountering a weird problem. my > > .profile and .shrc don't seem to be executed at startup. i can tell > > because when i use env at the prompt, some of the environment variables > > are different from what i set in my .profile (i.e. path), and some > > aren't even set at all. also, i've made sure that i exported all the > > variables because i originally thought that was the problem. > > > > does anyone know what is wrong? > > Are you sure you're using Bourne shell as your login shell? i've figured it out with my regular user account (-ls option for xterm in the .xsession file). but that doesn't seem to work for root. i'm trying to use the bourne shell with root, but it comes up c shell everytime. see my other email, "problems with root" > > > -- > "Live free or die" > - State motto of my ancestral homeland, New Hampshire > > Do YOU Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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