Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.3 (Tikanga)
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -g -O2
uname output: Linux ghostwheel.llnl.gov 2.6.28.7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 23
11:37:50 PST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 10
Release Status: release
Description:
no matter how I invoke bash, it will not run any of the startup
scripts: /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bashrc - this is either being
started by /bin/login or in an xterm session
Repeat-By:
login with /etc/passwd specifying /bin/bash as shell
exec /bin/bash --login --interactive
xterm
xterm -e /bin/bash -l -i
