Re: set path question

mike n. wrote:
> hi,
> In my RH 7.0 , created mypayh.sh in /etc/profile.d:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> PATH=$PATH:/home/mike/office52  
> then did the #chmod 755 mypath.sh
> 
> Even in /home/mike/.bash_profile, added the same PATH.
> 
> when logged in as mike i do not see
> /home/mike/office52 as part of mike's path. I only see
> it as part of the root's path. working shell for root
> and mike is "bash". why?.
> Mike

My guess is that you don't have permission to the directory.  If you do 
an `ls -l /home/mike/office52`, to whom does it belong?  Also, try 
adding a line like this to /etc/bashrc or ~/.bash_profile:

export PATH=$PATH:/home/mike/office52

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