I'm using Linux-Mandrake 8.0 in my laptop. After I logged in as a "root", I added a new path in my .bashrc file (I use bash shell). Then I can observe it has been set correctly by typing echo $PATH.


But, when I log in again as a personal account, not "root", then I open my bash shell, and type echo $PATH, the path I just set in the "root" account is missing!?

So could anyone tell me what is wrong? Thanks!

Is the path change you made still around for the root user?

Most likely you need to set the $PATH var in either /etc/profile for all users or in the ~/.profile for each individual user depending on their needs.

Yes, when I log in again as a "root", the path is still there.

I'm not very familiar with the .bashrc file - but it seems like you are only adding it to the profile for root when using bash. If you have a local version of this file for the other user....then add it there, otherwise change the .profile PATH found in the users home directory. See if this helps.

** O h I see auswipe has beaten me to it! **

Aha!

While you were down under (or at least off the coast of down under) I was on top of things!