In article , Bill Jones wrote:
> newbie - trying to setup ksh interactive default environment for a user.
> I have a .kshrc in the $HOME directory but it is not being used?
> I also tried a .profile in $HOME.
> What do I need to do to get my /bin/ksh customized for my aliases, etc.

Assuming you are using ksh as your login shell (have you checked? Linux default
shell is usually bash), you need to:

a) create a .profile that is readable by you in your home directory.
b) add line like below to .profile:

export ENV=$HOME/.kshrc

c) create a .kshrc file
d) logout
e) login

That should do the trick...

Kevin

"Kevin Collins" wrote in message
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> In article , Bill Jones
wrote:
> > newbie - trying to setup ksh interactive default environment for a user.
> > I have a .kshrc in the $HOME directory but it is not being used?
> > I also tried a .profile in $HOME.
> > What do I need to do to get my /bin/ksh customized for my aliases, etc.
>
> Assuming you are using ksh as your login shell (have you checked? Linux
default
> shell is usually bash), you need to:
>
> a) create a .profile that is readable by you in your home directory.
> b) add line like below to .profile:
>
> export ENV=$HOME/.kshrc
>
> c) create a .kshrc file
> d) logout
> e) login
>
> That should do the trick...
>
> Kevin

Yep, that certainly did the trick.
I had created the files but had not logged out and back in.
I kept exiting from the terminal session and opening a new one thinking
each time I opened a terminal window it re-read the profile.
Thank you Kevin.

Bill