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# 1  
Old 12-04-2012
.bash_profile versus .profile of user in Solaris 10

Hi All

I am kind of confused, when to use
Code:
.bash_profile

or
Code:
.profile

I have just created a user on a test server, with:
Code:
useradd -u 103 -d /fretagi -m -s /bin/bash fretagi

but now in its home dir I have:
Code:
-bash-3.2$ ls -al
total 14
drwxr-xr-x   2 fretagi  other        512 Dec  5 15:54 .
drwxr-xr-x  52 root     root        1536 Dec  5 15:54 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 fretagi  other        144 Dec  5 15:54 .profile
-rw-r--r--   1 fretagi  other        136 Dec  5 15:54 local.cshrc
-rw-r--r--   1 fretagi  other        157 Dec  5 15:54 local.login
-rw-r--r--   1 fretagi  other        174 Dec  5 15:54 local.profile

So when I created the user it was meant to use bash shell, soI beleive I should have a
Code:
.bash_profile

on it, but I dont?? Instead I have
Code:
.profile

So where is not right?

Pls help

FR
# 2  
Old 12-04-2012
".profile" is executed every time you log in. ".bash_profile" is executed every time a new shell starts. ".profile" is called by the "login" process, while ".bash_profile" is part of the shells startup routine.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 3  
Old 12-05-2012
.bash_profile versus .profile of user in Solaris 10

Ok, thanks for your reply,
Now if I want to set a login prompt
Code:
PS1

and the java path for that particular user, as well as a path to find all the comands, will it be in
Code:
.profile

or in
Code:
.bash_profile

?

FR

---------- Post updated 05-12-12 at 09:16 AM ---------- Previous update was 04-12-12 at 04:30 PM ----------

Hi

Please can you guys help me on this. I really want to learn,

FR
# 4  
Old 12-05-2012
Put your PS1 declaration in .profile.

Code:
#PS1='whateveryouwant'
PS1='${HOST}:${LOGNAME}:${PWD}'

# 5  
Old 12-05-2012
.bash_profile versus .profile of user in Solaris 10

Hi

Thanks for your reply, but what about this:

where do I set java path?
where do I set path to find all the comands, for example, to avoid having to write the all path
Code:
/usr/bin/ls

,
I just want to type:
Code:
ls

So how do I set it? and where?

FR
# 6  
Old 12-05-2012
When Bash is started as an interactive login shell:

* It first reads and executes the /etc/profile (if it exists and is readable)
* It looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and ~/.profile in that order, and reads and executes the first one it finds (that exists and is readable)

When started as an interactive non-login shell:

* It reads and executes ~/.bashrc (if it exists and is readable)
 
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