[Techtalk] bash

[Maria McKinley]

Chris Wilson wrote:
> Hi Maria,
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jun 2010, Maria McKinley wrote:
> 
>> Quick question, hopefully not too dumb. I want to export a variable to 
>> be available to everyone when they log on, but it seems that when one 
>> ssh's in to our machines, the /etc/bash.bashrc isn't being read. Where 
>> else can I put it?
> 
> Try /etc/profile or /etc/bash_profile? You'll need to reboot for changes 
> to take effect.
> 
> Cheers, Chris.

Hmm, is that true for /etc/bash.bashrc too? The change definitely 
happens for the shell, but not for ssh, for example:

herbie:~# echo $NAG_KUSARI_FILE

herbie:~# bash
herbie:~# echo $NAG_KUSARI_FILE
/usr/local/matlab9/toolbox/NAG/license.lic

But maybe if I reboot it will work for ssh too? That would kind of suck, 
this is a production machine I don't like to reboot.

thanks,
maria