login, path and ~/.profile

From: Benedict Verheyen (benedict.verheyen_at_sjki.be)
Date: 09/30/05

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    Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:50:05 +0200
To: Debian Linux Distro Users Discussion <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    Hi,

    i was looking to change the prompt of a UML and while i was at it i
    noticed something in regards to the path that is set.
    When logging in these files are processed (used echo to find out)
    /etc/profile
    /etc/bash.bashrc
    ~/.bash_profile
    ~/.bashrc

    This might differ on your system as I:
    * source /etc/bash.bashrc from /etc/profile
    * source ~/.bashrc from ~/.bash_profile

    When doing su, these files are executed
    /etc/bash.bashrc
    ~/.bashrc

    As for my questions:
    1. Why isn't ~/.profile run?
    2. I'm setting up an UML that i debootstrapped so root is the only way
    to log on for the moment. When i apt-get i get errors in the end because
    the /bin /sbin paths aren't set so certain tools aren't found.
    Is it better to leave the path like this security wise or should i just
    add the /bin and /sbin directories?
    The ~/.profile file contains a decent PATH but as this file doesn't seem
    to get executed, the path isn't set.

    On a side note: i found out this way that su sets a path and that it can
    be customized with ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH definitions in /etc/login.defs

    Thanks
    Benedict 

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