Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:37:28 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> To: Daniel Jensen <debdrup@freebsd.org> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Bug 253758] Correct name of ~/.login in handbook Message-ID: <DF50759F-DA1C-47A3-9E87-326E818D20AE@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <bug-253758-7114-DesJjCJOIO@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-253758-7114-DesJjCJOIO@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Hmm, but csh doesn=E2=80=99t read a file called ~/.csh.login, it reads ~/.lo= gin - that=E2=80=99s nothing to do with login_conf, it=E2=80=99s a [t]csh sp= ecific file. Will have a look at the git thingy. Ceri=20 > On 22 Feb 2021, at 18:25, bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFhttps://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D253758 >=20 > Daniel Ebdrup Jensen <debdrup@freebsd.org> changed: >=20 > What |Removed |Added > --------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- > Status|Open |Closed > Resolution|--- |Not A Bug >=20 > --- Comment #2 from Daniel Ebdrup Jensen <debdrup@freebsd.org> --- > Upon closer inspection, this isn't a bug. >=20 > The section deals with csh-specific syntax for setting environment variabl= es > when csh is started. > The files ~/login_conf.db or /etc/login.conf.db apply environment variable= s to > more than the shell and system-wide, respectively, are both shell-independ= ent. >=20 > If you want to fix this, I would recommend rewriting this to instruct peop= le to > modify /etc/login.conf and use cap_mkdb(1) to regenerate the database, so > you're welcome to submit that as a new report. >=20 > It'd also help me immensely if you use `git format-patch`, as that retains= a > bunch of metadata, including authorship so I don't have to remember to inc= lude > that. ;) >=20 > --=20 > You are receiving this mail because: > You reported the bug.
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