Hi, can somebody tell me where the PATH variable is initially set? I'm sure, not in /etc/profile. Regards Joachim Backes -- Joachim Backes <backes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> University of Kaiserslautern,Computer Center, High Performance Computing Department, D-67653 Kaiserslautern, PO Box 3049, Germany -------------------------------------------------- Phone: +49-631-205-2438, FAX: +49-631-205-3056 http://hlrwm.rhrk.uni-kl.de/home/staff/backes.html