On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 08:59 -0700, James Mckenzie wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Jan 20, 2005 8:41 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Disk Druid - Fedora flame #1[Where o' where does a User get their Environment?] > > Once upon a time, James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > In single-user mode, what does that matter? > > > > As I said, $HOME is not set before starting the shell, so the shell > > files (.bash_profile, .bashrc) are not read. You really shouldn't have > > anything significant under root's home anyway. > > > > -----James' reply----- > > > > Actually, yes the $HOME variable is set when a shell is started. > > Read what I said: "single-user mode". I was not talking about doing an > "su" or "su -" or logging in directly as root. > > ----James' Humble Apology----- > > You are correct as NO shell is started in single-user mode. I reread your original message and I 'stand corrected' in that you were stating that you were running that mode. For those that are wondering, this is entered by init 1. Init 3 starts a text screen mode and that does run a shell after the login: prompt. Init 5 starts an X session with a login screen. Am I correct in what you are doing (starting with init 1?) > > Errrr. I think the shell is started, but it is a single users shell and does not get any customization from a users profile.
