[LBo] PATH env var.

[Geoff Jones]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Chris Johnson wrote:

> /etc/profile has to be sourced by a shell. If you do not log in to
>     a shell, then it will not be sourced, and the changes will not take
>     effect.
>
>     If you login through a display manager, instead of a console, the
>     file may not be sourced.

Hi Chris - thanks for that - you're absolutely right, I was logging in on gdm 
and running a Konqueror "terminal". Of course, my bash shell had the revised 
PATH.
I found /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf - which has the gdm PATH - and amended it 
to the same as /etc/profile. I presume the other *dm's have their own 
configurations ?
[ Am I being stupid in thinking it would be logical for *dm logins to source 
the same config. files as a shell login ? - i.e. the gui "sits on" the 
underlying system.]
Another 3 hrs spent googling + dissecting my system to discover a basic 
lesson- this learning curve seems to get steeper! 
Again - many thanks

Geoff.