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Updating PATH in Solaris

LAST UPDATED: 08 March 2009 17:02:34 -0600

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Each user has there own .profile file located in their default directory. By default each of these files defines their own PATH variable with a hardcoded directory list (i.e. /usr/local/bin is not included). Your options are:- 1) To manually add /usr/local/bin to the PATH declaration in .profile, or, 2) To edit .profile and change the PATH definition so that it takes into account the existing paths.

When you issue a "su root" command the paths are reset and /usr/local/bin is no longer included. To set the default path for the su command it is necessary to edit /etc/default/su. Simply search this file for "SUPATH=" and insert /usr/local/bin immediately following the "=" Make sure you insert a Colon ":" between /usr/local/bin and any existing directories.Note: If the "SUPATH=" declaration was commented out then simply remove the "#" character.

/etc/default/su

#ident	"@(#)su.dfl	1.6	93/08/14 SMI"	/* SVr4.0 1.2	*/

# SULOG determines the location of the file used to log all su attempts
#
SULOG=/var/adm/sulog

# CONSOLE determines whether attempts to su to root should be logged
# to the named device
#
#CONSOLE=/dev/console

# PATH sets the initial shell PATH variable
#
#PATH=/usr/bin:

# SUPATH sets the initial shell PATH variable for root
#
SUPATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts:

/usr/openwin/:/usr/ucb/cc:/usr/ucb/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:

/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/ccs:/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/sfw/lib/firefox:/lib:

/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/usr:/opt/sfw:/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/local/samba:/usr/local/samba/bin:

/etc:/opt/Acrobat4/bin:/usr/java:/opt/netbeans-5.5/bin/:/usr/j2se/jdk1.5.0_11/bin:

/usr/ucb:/opt/cfw/wine/bin

# SYSLOG determines whether the syslog(3) LOG_AUTH facility should be used
# to log all su attempts.  LOG_NOTICE messages are generated for su's to
# root, LOG_INFO messages are generated for su's to other users, and LOG_CRIT
# messages are generated for failed su attempts.
#
SYSLOG=YES

/etc/profile & $HOME/.profile

#ident	"@(#)profile	1.19	01/03/13 SMI"	/* SVr4.0 1.3	*/

# The profile that all logins get before using their own .profile.

trap ""  2 3
export LOGNAME

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gnome2/lib:/opt/gtk:/usr/lib/fontconfig:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:

/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/opt/SUNWspro/lib:/opt/sfw/lib:/opt/cfw/wine/lib

PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts:/usr/openwin/:

/usr/ucb/cc:/usr/ucb/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/lib:

/usr/lib:/usr/ccs:/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/sfw/lib/firefox:/lib:/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/usr:/opt/sfw:

/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/local/samba:/usr/local/samba/bin:/etc:/opt/Acrobat4/bin:/usr/java:

/opt/netbeans-5.5/bin/:/usr/j2se/jdk1.5.0_11/bin:/usr/ucb:/opt/cfw/wine/bin

MANPATH=/usr/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/local/samba/man:/opt/SUNWspro/man:/opt/sfw/man:

/opt/cfw/wine/man

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH PATH MANPATH

if [ "$TERM" = "" ]
then
	if /bin/i386
	then
		TERM=sun-color
	else
		TERM=sun
	fi
	export TERM
fi

#	Login and -su shells get /etc/profile services.
#	-rsh is given its environment in its .profile.

case "$0" in
-sh | -ksh | -jsh | -bash)

	if [ ! -f .hushlogin ]
	then
		/usr/sbin/quota
		#	Allow the user to break the Message-Of-The-Day only.
		trap "trap '' 2"  2
		/bin/cat -s /etc/motd
		trap "" 2

		/bin/mail -E
		case $? in
		0) 
			echo "You have new mail."
		  	;;
		2) 
			echo "You have mail."
		   	;;
		esac
	fi
esac

umask 022
trap  2 3

/.dtprofile & $HOME/.dtprofile

#############################################################################
###
###   .dtprofile
###
###   user personal environment variables
###
###   Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
###
###   (c) Copyright 1993-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
###   (c) Copyright 1993,1994 Hewlett-Packard Company
###   (c) Copyright 1993,1994 International Business Machines Corp.
###   (c) Copyright 1993,1994 Novell, Inc.
###
### 
###   @(#)dtprofile.src 1.10 97/05/20
###
#############################################################################

#############################################################################
### 
###   Your $HOME/.dtprofile is read each time you login to the Common Desktop
###   Environment (CDE) and is the place to set or override desktop 
###   environment variables for your session. Environment variables set in
###   $HOME/.dtprofile are made available to all applications on the desktop.
###   The desktop will accept either sh or ksh syntax for the commands in 
###   $HOME/.dtprofile.
### 
#############################################################################

#############################################################################
###   
###   Random stdout and stderr output from the desktop Session Mgr can be 
###   directed into user's $HOME/.dt/sessionlogs directory.  By default this
###   output is not recorded.  Instead it is sent off to /dev/null (Unix's 
###   "nothing" device).
###   
###   If this random dtsession output is wanted (usually only wanted for
###   debugging purposes), commenting out following "dtstart_sessionlogfile"
###   lines will send output to your $HOME/.dt/sessionlogs directory.
###   
###   Alternatively, can change "/dev/null" to "/dev/console" to see this
###   debugging output on your console device.  Can start a console via the
###   Workspace programs menu or via Application Mgr's Desktop Tools 
###   "Terminal Console" icon. 
###   
#############################################################################

echo "This session log file is currently disabled."    > $dtstart_sessionlogfile
echo "To enable logging, edit $HOME/.dtprofile and" >> $dtstart_sessionlogfile
echo "remove dtstart_sessionlogfile=/dev/null line."  >> $dtstart_sessionlogfile

export dtstart_sessionlogfile="/dev/null"

#############################################################################
###
###   By default, the desktop will read your standard $HOME/.profile
###   or $HOME/.login files. This can be changed commenting out the
###   DTSOURCEPROFILE variable assignment at the end of this file. The
###   desktop reads .profile if your $SHELL is "sh" or "ksh", or .login
###   if your $SHELL is "csh".
###
###   The desktop reads the .dtprofile and .profile/.login with a simulated
###   terminal via the sdt_shell program.  The sdt_shell program will create
###   a controlling terminal.  Shell output will be logged to the location
###   $HOME/.dt/startlog.  Any shell requested input will receive an end
###   of file character (Control-D).
###
###   This being the case .profile/.login should avoid requiring interaction
###   with the user at login time. Any messages printed in these scripts will
###   not be seen when you log in and any prompts such as by the "read" 
###   command will return an end-of-file to the calling script. 
###
###   With minor editing, it is possible to adapt your .profile or .login
###   for use both with and without the desktop.  Group user interaction 
###   statements not appropriate for your desktop session into one section 
###   and enclose them with an "if" statement that checks for absence of 
###   of the "DT" environment variable. When the desktop reads your .profile
###   or .login file, it will set "DT" to a non-empty value for which your 
###   .profile or .login can test. 
###   
###   example for sh/ksh
###   
###     if [ ! "$DT" ]; then
###       #
###       # commands and environment variables not appropriate for desktop
###       #
###	   echo "Please enter some data:"
###       read data
###	   ...
###     fi	    
###
###     #
###     # environment variables common to both desktop and non-desktop
###     #
###     PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
###     MYVAR=value
###     export MYVAR
###     ...
###	  
###   example for csh
###
###     if ( ! ${?DT} ) then
###       #
###       # commands and environment variables not appropriate for desktop
###       #
###	   echo "Please enter some data:"
###       read data
###       ...
###     endif
###
###     #
###     # environment variables common to both desktop and non-desktop
###     #
###     setenv PATH $HOME/bin:$PATH
###     setenv MYVAR value
###     ...
###  
###   Errors in .dtprofile/.profile/.login are logged to "$HOME/.dt/startlog". 
###   If after you login, an environment they should have set and exported is 
###   not present and this $HOME/.dtprofile file has set "DTSOURCEPROFILE=true"
###   check $HOME/.dt/startlog for possible .profile/.login script error 
###   output.
###
##############################################################################

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/gnome2/lib:/opt/gtk:/usr/lib/fontconfig:/usr/local/lib:/usr/lib:

/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/opt/SUNWspro/lib:/opt/sfw/lib:/opt/cfw/wine/lib

PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts:/usr/openwin/:

/usr/ucb/cc:/usr/ucb/bin:/usr/local:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/lib:

/usr/lib:/usr/ccs:/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/sfw/lib/firefox:/lib:/opt/SUNWspro/bin:/usr:/opt/sfw:

/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/local/samba:/usr/local/samba/bin:/etc:/opt/Acrobat4/bin:/usr/java:

/opt/netbeans-5.5/bin/:/usr/j2se/jdk1.5.0_11/bin:/usr/ucb:/opt/cfw/wine/bin

MANPATH=/usr/man:/usr/local/man:/usr/local/samba/man:/opt/SUNWspro/man:/opt/sfw/man:

/opt/cfw/wine/man

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH PATH MANPATH

DTSOURCEPROFILE=true

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