Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Where does sudo get the PATH ?

[Joost Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org>]

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 04:57:50 PM Nicolas Richard wrote:
> >>>>> "Joost" == J Roeleveld <joost@antarean.org> writes:
>     Joost> And, what is in the .bash_profile and .bashrc files in your
>     Joost> homedir and in root's homedir?
> 
> In my homedir:
> .bash_profile loads .bashrc
> .bashrc says export PATH="~/bin/overrideglobal:${PATH}:~/bin" (and
> defines some aliases)

Does it load any global default?

> In root's: I have no such files.
> 
> Maybe it would be less distracting if I don't use a shell at all :
> 
> youngfrog@geodiff-mac3 ~ $ sudo -i env | grep ^PATH
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/bin:/
> usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.5.4:/usr/local/texlive/2012/bin/i386-linux:/
> root/bin
> 
> youngfrog@geodiff-mac3 ~ $ sudo env | grep ^PATH
> PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/opt/bin:/
> usr/local/texlive/2011/bin/i386-linux
> 
> 
>     Joost> What do you get with "echo $PATH" when not using sudo?
> 
> You mean, when I'm logged in as root ? Then it's the same as when using
> sudo -i.

No, when you're logged in as your normal user.

In other words, what is in the environment when you are normally logged in?

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Joost