RE: RE: Re: Global environment variables under Gnome?

[Erik Bågfors <bagfors pdc kth se>]

> 
> --------------Replied message--------------
> Date: 10 Nov 2000 08:06:07 -0100
> From: Erik Bågfors <bagfors pdc kth se>
> To: Mart van de Wege <wege34 zonnet nl>
> Subject: RE: Re: Global environment variables under Gnome?
> <snip>
> No no no!! I said you should change /etc/environment for site-wide
> changes
> and  $HOME/.gnomerc for user specific things.
> 
> /Erik
> ---------------------
> Yes, I know, but I can't find any reference to /etc/environment in
> the Gnome startup script. There are a few references to $userrc(?)
> though, but somebody else will have acces to my PC, so changing
> these will mean fooling around with multiple config files again.
> 
> Thanks anyway, with your answer and all the others I might be able
> to solve this.
> 
> Thanks all,

Well, my machine is woody with helix-gnome.  Things might be different if you 
use a different system.

: [bagfors zyrgelkwyt]$ ; cd /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions 
: [bagfors zyrgelkwyt]$ ; grep environ Gnome 
### Shell environment
if [ -f /etc/environment ]; then
  . /etc/environment
### X environment (resources etc)


/Erik
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