Re: Defaults -- any

[Greg Wooledge]

On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 09:54:35AM -0700, L A Walsh wrote:
> On 2021/03/29 20:04, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 07:25:53PM -0700, L A Walsh wrote:
> > > 
> > >    I have both /etc/profile and /etc/bashrc call my configuration
> > > scripts.  Are there common paths that don't call one of those?
> > 
> > A vanilla bash compiled from GNU sources with no modifications will
> > not source /etc/bash.bashrc or /etc/bashrc or any other such file.
> ----
> 
>    So this manpage text is wrong (focusing on paths in /etc):
> 
>    When  bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or as a non-inter-
>    active shell with the --login option, it first reads and executes  com-
>    mands  from  the file /etc/profile.      Please note that the file
>    /etc/profile includes an autodetection shell  code  w(h)ether  it  has
> to
>    source /etc/bash.bashrc.
> 
>    When  bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or as a non-inter-
>    active shell with the --login option, it first reads and executes  com-
>    mands  from  the file /etc/profile, if that file exists.
>    Please note that the file /etc/profile includes an autodetection
>    shell  code w(h)ether  it  has  to source /etc/bash.bashrc.

This text is not part of upstream bash, nor part of Debian's patched
version of bash.

unicorn:/var/tmp/bash/bash-5.1/doc$ grep autodetect *
unicorn:/var/tmp/bash/bash-5.1/doc$ man bash | grep autodetect
unicorn:/var/tmp/bash/bash-5.1/doc$ 

I can't say whether it's correct on *your* system or not, since your
system is using a different set of patches than mine.  You'll have to
discuss it with your vendor.

>    Not really pertinent how my distro compiles bash, as it's on my
> short list of programs I compile myself.

In that case, you *need* to discard that altered man page.  It's got
misinformation that will not be correct for your self-compiled bash.

>    SGI, took pains to have the graphical display manager read the login
> scripts.  I think suse does as well.  I login with a Windows GUI (it
> doesn't)
> read *nix login scripts.

Oh yeah, SuSE.  SuSE is *notorious* for wreaking havoc with shell configs.

Good luck with that!