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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 1998 22:58:25 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Leif Neland <leifn@image.dk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: profiles
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112225758.22079h-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <b25_9801110056@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>

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On 11 Jan 1998, Leif Neland wrote:

> On my non-root login, I have bash as shell.
> 
> On login, first /etc/profile is executed.
> But then /.profile is executed!
> Why isn't /usr/home/leifn/.profile executed?
> 
> Perhaps this is related: When I run netscape as myself, not root, netscape
> still refers to root-stuff: /root/.netscape/lock, /root/nsmail. I tried to edit
> all references in "edit" "preferences" to /usr/home/leifn/..., but then I
> didn't have write permission.

1.  Do you su/login as root?
2.  What is your home directory set to in the password file?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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