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# 8  
Old 05-09-2008
i restarted the system but it shows the same.....
The file content is changed But echo $PATH does not show any change
I changed the .profile file in /home/user/.profile file . Is this correct.
# 9  
Old 05-09-2008
try like this

Code:
~/.profile

# 10  
Old 05-09-2008
is shows permission denied.
# 11  
Old 05-09-2008
put following entry in ur script

Code:
export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/sbin/
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