Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 21:03:08 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> Cc: dg@root.com, Peter Korsten <peter@hw.nl>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't get `.' off of root's path Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970127205954.2115D-100000@uplink.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <32ED5069.167EB0E7@nconnect.net>
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On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Randy DuCharme wrote:
> David Greenman wrote:
> >
> > >> What's even worse... if I do an...
> > >>
> > >> echo $PATH
> > >>
> > >> dot isn't there.
> > >
> > >No idea about that. Not even at the very end?
> >
> > Make sure you don't have a ":" (a null path component) at the end, either,
> > since this is equivalent to the current directory ("."). Also make sure that
> > there are no relative path specifications (no leading "/" or contains a "..").
>
> I've taken the path(s) completely out of .login, .cshrc, /etc/csh.login,
> /etc/csh.cshrc, and, .profile & /etc/profile (just in case I've missed
> some change that made csh read .profile) and it's still there. Only on
> my current machines, not on my 2.1.5, 2.1.6, or 2.2SNAP machines.
>
> Format and start over ?? :)
I have a new machine that I booted from a 2.2 snap, then moved to current.
Root's path (echo $PATH) doesn't include ".", but I get that warning
anyhow. Functionally speaking, root's path really doesn't include ".", it
can't see executable in the current dir (except via ./), I doublechecked
just in case csh was playing games with me. The warning seems to be
bogus.
I doublechecked everything, I haven't made a mistake on this.
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