--- Lakshmi V <lakshmi.granger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wanted to set / update environment variables which > would be available even > after my install. For example, I want to update the > PATH with my > application's install area > I saw that while doing the install, when I do an > export in %post and did an > echo on it , it printed the value, but once the > install is done, I am unable > to view it in my system's environment. > Thanks > Lakshmi You can consider put appropriative scripts to /etc/profile.d/ Valery. > > > On 12/26/05, Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > --- Lakshmi V <lakshmi.granger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I wanted to update my PATH and add new > ENVIRONMENT > > > variables in my RPM. I > > > tried doing the following > > > > > > 1) export TEST="my value" > > > or > > > 2) export TEST='myvalue' > > > in %post section. It didnt give any error while > > > installing, but nothing was > > > set. I couldnt see any new TEST environment > variable > > > at all. > > What do you trying to achive: > > set new environment variable, which affect > > postinstall script itself or something else ? > > > > Valery > > > > com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > > http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rpm-list mailing list > > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list