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profile -- System Administration Set default environment at login /etc/profile The shell executes the script /etc/profile whenever any user logs in. This script sets up the default environment for a user. Note that the actions of this script can be altered or supplemented by each user's .profile script. If /etc/passwd specifies a program in the login-shell slot, then /etc/profile is read by /bin/sh. Those lines that begin with the command export are recognized as global environments, and the remainder of the line is inserted into the environment. Please note that if /bin/sh or /bin/ksh is not the shell, any constructions other than export foo=value are not likely to work. See Also Administering COHERENT, ksh, .kshrc, .profile, sh