Jon Ingason wrote: >> For some reason /sbin/ is no longer in my $PATH or root's $PATH >> >> How can I edit my path, and ensure that this is saved upon reboot? >> >> This only seems to be the case in gdm, under tty1 both my account and >> root have /sbin/ in our $PATH > > For root the /sbin/ is added in /etc/profile. Take a look at it. An > ordinary user you should not have it in his PATH. But you can add it i > .bash_profile. Something like this: > > ... > # User specific environment and startup programs > > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin > > export PATH > ... I've never really understood what should go in .bashrc and what in .bash_profile ... ? -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
