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# 8  
Old 12-03-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbersani
we're using ksh, I believe.
Type:
set
and post the output you get.
# 9  
Old 12-03-2008
argv ()
cwd /home/ed853779
home /home/ed853779
path (/usr/bin . /opt/ca/services/bin /opt/ca/services/tools /opt/ca/agents/bin /opt/uni/bin /opt/uni/scripts /opt/uni/snmp/bin)
prompt ctssnc05%
shell /bin/csh
status 0
term xterm
user ed853779
# 10  
Old 12-03-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbersani
argv ()
cwd /home/ed853779
home /home/ed853779
path (/usr/bin . /opt/ca/services/bin /opt/ca/services/tools /opt/ca/agents/bin /opt/uni/bin /opt/uni/scripts /opt/uni/snmp/bin)
prompt ctssnc05%
shell /bin/csh
status 0
term xterm
user ed853779

You seem to be csh. That output did not come from either ksh or bash. Nor from even the old sh. All three of those would have the prompt in a variable called "PS1". The variable called "prompt" is used by csh and the extention to it called tcsh.
# 11  
Old 12-03-2008
so what does that tell me?
# 12  
Old 12-03-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbersani
so what does that tell me?
That you should follow the advice in my first post in this thread.
# 13  
Old 12-04-2008
in csh .. edit .cshrc and put all the contents of .profile into it.. it should work this way ..

Yes you can use set or setenv but not "export" in csh.
Also in your home directory use..
. ./.cshrc This hsould set all variables...
 
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