On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 Bart.Wille@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Why doesn't .bash_profile work in Fedora Core 1? > When I log into a console, neither .bash_profile or .bashrc works. > > How can I enable this? As other have stated 'it works for us'. How do you log into a console? First make sure that bash is the shell invoked for you. It will be in your passwd line, or you can see it with ps. Other shells might be sh, ksh, csh, zsh, tcsh. The text file /etc/shells contains a list of shell that tools will install or you as a user can switch too with the "chsh" (change shell) command. Root can make anything your shell. The command 'ps' should tell you which shell you have active. Looks like: $ ps PID TTY TIME CMD 21497 pts/0 00:00:00 bash 21795 pts/0 00:00:00 ps Next if you are running bash read the man page (man bash) and look at the the INVOCATION section and note the difference between a login shell, interactive shell, non-interactive shell. One key to understanding is that subshells inherit variables and state from the parent so the reading of 'dot' files is altered. Next note that in an X window system the way a terminal emulator is launched is different than if you login without X or use ssh, telnet or another way in. Also pay attention to the 'terminal' you use. There are multiple choices, xterm, kterm, gnome-terminal, bsod, konsole and more. Each has different invocations that might interact with your chosen shell. -- T o m M i t c h e l l mitch48 -a*t- yahoo-dot-com
