Bash env issues

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Thu, 7 Feb 2013, William Muriithi wrote:

> Morning
>
> Came across an odd issue and wonder if someone can explain if its normal.
>
> I set my java home on  /etc/environment and assumed it should work across
> accounts.
>
> -bash-4.1$ cat /etc/environment
> JAVA_HOME="/usr/bin/java"
>
> When I ssh in, I can see its working when I type env.  However, if I "su -
> jira" to a system account, or even another user account, java home don't
> show up on env.

    Bash doesn't source /etc/environment.

    Put it in /etc/profile.

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