On a standard install woody system, in particular. Particularly, where does it get set on console login, and where does it get set for an ssh session? And where does it get set for an xterm? And where does it get set for an Emacs shell window? I'd prefer these to be the same, but....
And then, where is it set for a root session? And for a zup-initiated root session? Is it in /etc/profile? Is it in /etc/bash.bashrc? (or equivalent for other shells)? Is it in /etc/login.defs? Or might it be in /etc/pam.d/login, or /etc/pam.d/ssh? Or maybe /etc/security/pam_env.conf? It *looks like* it's set in /etc/profile. But *why* it's set there I haven't a clue. That's later than the more sensible places, so will override them. And it's shell-specific, and only gets executed on certain kinds of shell startups. Why *isn't* it set in /etc/login.defs? Does that not work? Same question for pam_env.conf. And how do those two compete with each other, by the way? This rather looks like it's starting to open a can of worms -- how user processes are started up. Is this documented anywhere in enough detail to be of any use? I'm afraid of deciding to do things one way, only to discover that that's on its way out and Debian is moving towards doing things another way, and the stuff I chose to standardize on was vestigial. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
