Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:51:45 -0600 From: Cody Rioux <gr4y.fox@gmail.com> To: Olivier Gautherot <ogautherot@freesurf.fr> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing the shell and editor Message-ID: <c52d1f8204082609511de8a5b9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <412D9FB1.5010603@freesurf.fr> References: <801213900.20040825215844@xtsy.de> <412D9FB1.5010603@freesurf.fr>
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An alternative to logging out and back in is having root run the command "rehash". On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:30:41 +0200, Olivier Gautherot <ogautherot@freesurf.fr> wrote: > Hi Marcel! > > > >hi again, > > > >well, i've tried a bit playin with the /etc/master.passwd, adduser, > >vipw an so on. > > > >now i use the bash shell. but, i am not able to change my enviroment > >variables anymore. trying "set EDITOR emacs" did not work. when ich > >echo my editor variable, it is empty. though i have changed my shell > >back to csh in the /etc/master.password file, when i log on i still > >use the bash. > > > >rebooting the system or kill -1 1 didn't do any good. i am getting > >confused now a bit. acually changes in the master.passwd file should > >take effect in any case, shouldn't they? > > > >pleas help. > > > > > > Just a dumb question: did you try logging out and back in? > You need to do that to refresh for sure your environment > (reboot not necessary: it's not Windows :-) ). > > Also, if you use the bash/csh command "set", it will affect only > the current shell. Nested invocations won't be affected. > Try "setenv" in csh or "export" in bash. > > Hope it helps > Olivier > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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