My install is missing the /etc/profile file. I think this may be the reason for why I need the '-c "exec /bin/bash"' in my shortcut.
What do I need to have in my /etc/profile file besides what you mentioned. -Kevin -----Original Message----- From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Andy Koppe Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:14 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: missing paths Roe, Kevin L.: > Ok, I can look at the other machine now (briefly), the sytax there already > has the --login > > So, that is not the problem... Check that /etc/profile actually exists and that it contains these lines near the start: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:$PATH export PATH (And lose the '-c "exec /bin/bash"' at the end of the rxvt shortcut, unless you've got a particular reason for double-invoking bash like that.) Andy -- Problem reports: http://*cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://*cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://*cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://*cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
