Unable to export settings 1

[PRB]

Using a terminal window I add a directory to the path in a Bourne shell. This works for that window. I then use the export command to attempt to make the path change permanently. This has no effect! Subsequent instances of teminal windows still show the old path.
This used to work. Any ideas what has gone wrong?

Phil

 

[KenCunningham]

export itself will only affect the current hell and it's decendants. You need to make the change to the PATH in $HOME/.profile (or /etc/profile) to make it active every time you log in.

I want to be good, is that not enough?