When using kdm, user path does not include /sbin, and /usr/sbin any more. Instead it shows /bin twice at the start of the path. This occured after upgrade to RH 7.0 from 6.2, where all was fine. Here is the path shown: ~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin
Oooopps Sorry, ... it does NOT have /bin twice at the beginning ... but "~/bin" and "/bin"! but still no /sbin and /usr/sbin.
This is not a bug - the user path is not supposed to include */sbin. It's supposed to be in root's path only (try it on the console and you'll get the exact same behavior). If you don't like it, modify the startup scripts /usr/bin/startkde and/or /usr/share/apps/switchdesk/Xclients.kde
Hi again, Unfortunately the suggested solution does not work. There is no /sbin in root's path neither. In fact the path shown above is root's! : ~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin In fact, now that I think about it, should it not be : root/bin:/bin .... instead of ~/bin:/bin ...???? (using echo $PATH) Also, If I start in runlevel 3 and start X manually with startx, the path is /usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin But if I start in runlevel 5 into X and login in X, the path is (exactly as shown) ~/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/opt/kde2/bin:/usr/lib/kde2/bin:/usr/local/bin
Fixed in 2.0-3
I also noticed this problem! The PATH is OK when the root is logged on text console (by <Ctrl><Alt><F2> or so). The /sbin and /usr/sbin directories (and even /usr/local/sbin) are added to the PATH by script in /root/.bash_profile but it seems that it is never invoked. The above directories could be added in .bashrc but as new value since this script is invoked everytime shell starts.