$HOME/.profile not run at login 1

[FredMichel]

I've got an AIX 4.2.1 system that when I log in it doesn't run $HOME/.profile. Is there a setting somewhere that disables the execution of $HOME/.profile?

Thank you,

Fred

 

[jwtesch]

It all depends on how you login if this gets run. For example if you login at a graphics terminal you will run not run the .profile. What you run depends on your window manager (CDE will run the dt stuff).

 

[FredMichel]

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I'm just using telnet to get in. No CDE.

Thanks

 

[jwtesch]

What shell are you using for this user?
echo $SHELL
echo $LOGNAME
echo $HOME
ls -al $HOME/.profile

 

[elmotec]

Check the last rule in your $HOME/.dtprofile
if this is:
#DTSOURCEPROFILE=true
then remove the "#" otherwise $HOME/.profile will not be sourced while you login.

 

[FredMichel]

jwtesch,

SHELL = /usr/bin/ksh
LOGNAME = michelfa
HOME = /home/michelfa
ls -al .profile is:
-rwxr----- 1 michelfa staff 287 Mar 3 16:21 .profile

One interesting thing is that I tried to run pwd and got this as a result: ksh: : Cannot access parent directories.
After su to root, here is the result of ls -l of the /home directory:
drw------- 22 bin bin 512 Mar 4 11:48 home

Thanks,
Fred

 

[FredMichel]

elmotec,

I don't have a .dtprofile

Thanks,
Fred

 

[bi]

The permissions on /home are preventing you from getting to your home directory. Change the permissions on /home to at least 755. When you log in, you aren't getting to your home directory, so your .profile can't run.

 

[FredMichel]

Thanks bi, and everyone else.

I kind of figured that was it and set up a test user with a home directory other than /home. It worked fine.

Fred