Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Sep 1999 14:20:38 +0100 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: How to set a environment varibale from bootup process? |
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Hi there.
> Im using RH52. I already tried to set a environment variable in > some script in /etc/rc.d, but after bootup, I logon and it was > not there.
Probably due to the fact that login cleans the environment, only allowing specific variables through. If you want something set every time you log in, define it in one of the startup files for whatever shell you use...
Best wishes from Riley.
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