[wplug] Environment Variables

[Weber, Lawrence A]

I tried this on another Linux PC and you are correct that they don't
hold after closing.

If that is the case then let me modify my help request.
My system has 4 environment variables, ftp_proxy, http_proxy, FTP_PROXY,
and HTTP_PROXY, that contain my user name and password (security is not
an issue).  If I didn't enter them, how did they get there and how do I
modify them. Changing the authentication in Gnome's
System/Preferences/Network Proxy does not change them.

I noticed that my other Linux PC's only have http_proxy.

Is there some system level file that sets up the environment vars?


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Lawrence A. Weber
Consulting Engineer
>ANSALDO STS
>Union Switch & Signal
>1000 Technology Drive
>Pittsburgh, PA  15219-3120
>Ph: 412-688-2319
>Email:  laweber at switch.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org
[mailto:wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of
Mackenzie Morgan
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:49 PM
To: General user list
Subject: Re: [wplug] Environment Variables

On Tue, 2008-04-08 at 13:46 -0400, Weber, Lawrence A wrote:
> 
> Distro: Fedora Core 6
> Shell: BASH
> 
> I no long seem to be able to permanently set or export environment 
> variables.  Any change, var=varvalue and then export var, will only be

> in effect for the duration of the shell instance.  It will not be in 
> effect for additionally opened terminals or if the terminal is closed 
> and reopened.  I checked .bashrc and .bash_profile to see if they were

> overwriting the variables but that is not the case.  I tried this for 
> both root and user.  The same condition occurs when I try to create a 
> new variable.  It has not been a good week for me with any PC.

I'm pretty sure that's how it always works.  You have to add it to your
.bashrc to make them permanent.

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Mackenzie Morgan
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