Re: [ILUG] Modifying /etc/profile

From: Daniel Stuart Kelly (dstuartkelly at domain online.ie)
Date: Fri 20 Sep 2002 - 11:02:05 IST

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I got it thanks to Eamonn.. TBH I'd rather not modify the /etc/profile..
He told me how to create a sybollic link and by sticking the link in
/usr/bin so that all users have it set up at once, since usr/bin is in
tha path anyway..

ln -s /usr/rdesktop/rdesktop /usr/bin/rdesktop

Thanks again ...

Conor Daly wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 06:09:06PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
> Daniel Stuart Kelly thought:
>
>>Modifying /etc/profile to allow you to launch the program
>>/usr/rdesktop/rdesktop from any directory.
>>
>>I've added in the line
>>"pathmunge /usr/rdesktop"
>>
>>however this will only allow root to launch the program from anywhere..
>>all other users must either type the full path or open the /usr/rdesktop
>>directory to launch it.
>
>
> PATH="$PATH:/usr/rdesktop"
> export PATH
>

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