individual config file

Kenneth Brody kenbrody at spamcop.net
Thu Dec 15 07:47:03 PST 2011


On 12/15/2011 10:00 AM, Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) wrote:
> Running filePro 5.6 on SCO Unix 5.0.7 Korn shell.
> I need to setup individual config files for certain users.  I set the
> environment variable PFCONFIG in the users .profile but when I log in
> as the user the environment variable doesn't appear and the personal
> config file doesn't show.  If I set the variable from the command
> prompt it appears and the personal config file shows.
>
> Entry in .profile
> PFCONFIG=/u/appl/fp/lib/config.sam
> export PFCONFIG
>
> What am I missing?

What shell are they using?  As I recall, some shells use a file other than 
"~/.profile".  For example, I believe the C shell uses "~/.cshrc".

-- 
Kenneth Brody


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