RE: .bash_profile does not work

When I telnet into Debian from another machine, I get the $PATH variables which my .bash_profile states. However, when I log into it directly, via XDM, and then turn on a bash shell, I get the /etc/profile $PATH. . Moreover, if I log on from another machine using - not telnet - but rather VN

.bash_profile does not work

When I attempt to adjust my path by editing .bash_profile, there is no response. No matter how I may edit it, when I type $PATH, I get the environment set by /etc/profile. How can I override /etc/profile? Here is my current version: <.bash_profile> #!/bin/bash #~/.profile: executed by bash(

Re: Autostarting Apache and MySQL

What is the '/var/run/$NAME.pid' referred to in this skeleton script? And how do I establish this? (I compiled Mysql and Apache) Also, I start Apache by issuing the command "apachectl start" and stop it by issuing "apachectl stop." It is in /usr/local/apache/bin/. Is "/usr/local/apache/bin/

Autostarting Apache and MySQL

I am trying to get Debian automatically to start, 1) MySQL and 2) Apache According to the FAQs, rc.local does not work and I am supposed to develop some scripts in /etc/init.d which take the arguments start', `stop', `reload', `restart' or `force-reload' First of all, all I want to do is to sta