there is no $PATH in the /root

zay_74007

i want to add a new path, and I change the  /etc/profile in rh 7.2, but I cannot find the file (profile) changed. how can I do?????

bjstan

i think RH 9 is a little bit different, because it uses a small process to handle the PATH variant. if you vi the /etc/profile, you can see it almost at the top of the file named  "pathmunge ()",pay attension to these lines:
        if [ `id -u` = 0 ]; then
        pathmunge /sbin
        pathmunge /usr/sbin
        pathmunge /usr/local/sbin
fi
and if you go dep into the process, you will find in which order the whole PATH string organized,simply say the diffrence between  adding an "after" parameter or not.