Re: Problem with hardwired HTTP_PROXY

James,

Try Settings > Network > Network Proxy
On Debian 10 with Gnome, setting that option sets HTTP_PROXY and
http_proxy environment variables.

-- rpr.

On Sat, 16 Nov 2019 at 06:13, James Moe via gnome-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> opensuse 15.1
> gnome 3.26.2
>
>   I recently started having difficulty with the squid proxy, particularly with
> Chrome. Tracing the problem led to the environmental variable HTTP_PROXY being
> set to <http://proxy1.sma.com:3128>. When the proxy worked, not a problem.
>   I have since removed all of the proxy settings, and set the proxy to Disabled.
>   HTTP_PROXY is still set to that URL.
>   By adding echo statements to ~/.profile and ~/.bashrc, I have come to the
> conclusion that it is gnome startup that is setting that value.
>
>   Below "before" indicates the echo was at the beginning of the script. "After"
> indicates the echo was at the end of the script.
>
>   When I logged into the account:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .profile - http_proxy before:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .bashrc  - http_proxy before:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .profile - http_proxy after:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .bashrc  - http_proxy before:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .profile - http_proxy before:
> 20191115-18:28:08 .profile - http_proxy after:
>
>   When a command window was opened:
> 20191115-18:28:15 .bashrc  - http_proxy before: http://proxy1.sma.com:3128/
>
>   Can anyone suggest where to look to prevent HTTP_PROXY from being assigned a
> value?
>
> --
> James Moe
> moe dot james at sohnen-moe dot com
> 520.743.3936
> Think.
>
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