individual config file

Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) rtr at rsquared.com
Thu Dec 15 18:44:30 PST 2011


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Believe it or not at 12/15/2011 02:17 PM, Brian K. White said:
>On 12/15/2011 11:12 AM, Craig Tooker wrote:
> > On 12/15/2011 10:59, Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) wrote:
> >> Believe it or not at 12/15/2011 10:47 AM, Kenneth Brody said:
> >>> 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
> >> korn shell
> >> I made the same entries in .kshrc but it didn't work.
> >> PFCONFIG=/u/appl/fp/lib/config.sam;export PFCONFIG
> > You've checked the /etc/passwd file to make sure they are using /bin/ksh
> > or on your system /bin/sh is a link to /bin/ksh ?  Most Linux
> > distributions default /bin/sh as a link to /bin/bash.
> >
> > Are the lines in this email a cut and paste from the lines in the config
> > file?
> >
> > Craig
>
>On SCO OSR5 /bin/sh and /bin/ksh will both read ~/.profile and neither
>is a link to bash or anything else. /bin/sh is an old bourne shell,
>stock /bin/ksh is ksh88. ksh93 is available in an add-on but it does not
>overwrite /bin/ksh. (ksh93 will read ~/.profile too)
>Bash is available in an add-on too, but unlike in most linux distros,
>the bash install does not include fake sh or ksh links.
>
>On 5.0.6 and 5.0.7 in particular, ~ is in /u by default, which is
>different from where it was in older versions, /usr,
>and may be changed in /etc/default/accounts to something more sensible
>like /home.
>Lots of opportunities for things to not be where you expect them and few
>assumptions are safe.
>
>.kshrc is the wrong place for this, but never the less it should have
>worked, so it's interesting that it didn't. That hints at wrong
>directory or wrong ownerships or permissions.

I didn't expect it to work but I only put the lines in the .kshrc 
shell when placing them in .profile didn't work.  Sometimes you try 
everything you can think of even, if you know it won't work.


>Please show the following:
>
>grep "^username:" /etc/passwd

rtr:rrQ3xq0aPHulg,..RR:201:50::/u/users/rtr:/bin/ksh


>ls -l /u/username

/ # ls -l /u/users/rtr
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1244 Dec 15 11:00 .kshrc
-rw-------   1 rtr      sys          181 Nov 21  2001 .netrc
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1762 Dec 15 09:25 .profile
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1684 Aug 24  2004 .sh_history
drwx------   2 rtr      group        512 Dec 25  2001 Mail
drwxr-x---   3 rtr      sys          512 Apr 24  2005 aix
-rw-rw-rw-   1 rtr      sys         1100 Dec 15 09:17 config

I only copy/paste the relevant files.


>ls -lR /u/username

/ # ls -lR /u/users/rtr
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1244 Dec 15 11:00 .kshrc
-rw-------   1 rtr      sys          181 Nov 21  2001 .netrc
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1762 Dec 15 09:25 .profile
-rw-------   1 rtr      group       1684 Aug 24  2004 .sh_history
drwx------   2 rtr      group        512 Dec 25  2001 Mail
drwxr-x---   3 rtr      sys          512 Apr 24  2005 aix
-rw-rw-rw-   1 rtr      sys         1100 Dec 15 09:17 config

I did not include the directory contents since they are not 
relevant.  If you absolutely want the directory listings I will 
include them in a separate posting.


>cat /u/username/.profile

/u/users/rtr # cat .profile
#!/bin/ksh
# DoubleVision Pro's digiboard call during login...
[ -x /usr/lib/dv/digi_trigger ] && /usr/lib/dv/digi_trigger
#       @(#) profile 85.1 99/12/08
#
#       Copyright (C) 1990-1999 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
#               All Rights Reserved.
#       The information in this file is provided for the exclusive use of
#       the licensees of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.  Such users have the
#       right to use, modify, and incorporate this code into other products
#       for purposes authorized by the license agreement provided they include
#       this notice and the associated copyright notice with any such product.
#       The information in this file is provided "AS IS" without warranty.
#
# .profile      -- Commands executed by a login Korn shell
#

[ -d /usr/local/bin -a -x /usr/local/bin ] && PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:.                  # set command search path
export PATH

if [ -z "$LOGNAME" ]; then
         LOGNAME=`logname`               # name of user who logged in
         export LOGNAME
fi

MAIL=/usr/spool/mail/$LOGNAME           # mailbox location
export MAIL

if [ -z "$PWD" ]; then
         PWD=$HOME                       # assumes initial cwd is HOME
         export PWD
fi

if [ -f $HOME/.kshrc -a -r $HOME/.kshrc ]; then
         ENV=$HOME/.kshrc                # set ENV if there is an rc file
         export ENV
fi

# use default system file creation mask (umask)

eval `tset -m scoansi:${TERM:-scoansi} -m :\?${TERM:-scoansi} -r -s -Q`
[ -x /bin/termtype ] && /bin/termtype

# If job control is enabled, set the suspend character to ^Z (control-z):
case $- in
*m*)    stty susp '^z'
         ;;
esac

set -o ignoreeof                        # don't let control-d logout

case $LOGNAME in                        # include command number in prompt
root)   PS1="!# " ;;
*)      PS1="!$ " ;;
esac
PFCONFIG=/u/appl/fp/lib/config.sam
export PS1
export PFCONFIG
mesg -y
/usr/bin/prwarn                 # issue a warning if password due to expire


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