UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi,

Below is what i have in my profile:

Code:

alias wldm='cd /opt/app/wls'

If i use bash or ksh shell this alias does not work.
What should be done for this alias to work with all these simultaneously -> No Shell, bash shell, and ksh shell

In bash, that alias does work, as long as there is a directory /opt/app/wls.

What do you mean by "No shell"? Aliases are innately bound to shells.

where in your profile? How do you connect?

How do you expect an alias to work if there isnt a shell:

After i login using

Code:

sudo su - user1

it works as below:

Code:

wldm

/opt/app/wls>

This is what i meant by no shell.

with bash and ksh shells it does not work as below

Code:

bash
bash-3.2$ wldm
bash: wldm: command not found
bash-3.2$ ksh
$ wldm
ksh: wldm:  not found

How did you login in second example ?

The first and the second are not two different logins but they are single login.

This is what i am doing

Code:

Step 1: sudo su - user1
Step 2: wldm
Step 3: bash
Step 4: wldm
Step 5: ksh
Step 6: wldm

Step 2 works, Step 4 and 6 do not work as shown in the previous post.

If you do sudo su - user1
You read user1's environment ( his profile, but cat say which file since you did not tell us what user1 default shell is...)
there is a shell! A new shell with user1 UID and profile...
So what I understand is user1 is set as you wish but not you... Is that the issue?

Sorry did not see your last post ( was writing this one hehe...) I will read it now...