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From: weimer@ssd.kodak.com (Gary Weimer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Where does PATH at login come from?
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Date: 27 Nov 90 13:47:59 GMT
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In article <18613@unix.SRI.COM> ric@ace.sri.com (Richard Steinberger) writes:
>When I log on to some of our BSD unix machines (Alliant, Multiflow,
>DEC 3100), I notice that the PATH variable has some initial members,
>usually something like (/usr/ucb /usr/bin /bin .).  Can anyone
>let me know where these initial elements of PATH come from?
>Is this at all configurable?  Thanks to any and all who reply.
>
>regards,
>
>	ric steinberger
>	ric@ace.sri.com