[NTLUG:Discuss] PATH Questions

[Stephen Davidson]

Dennis Myhand wrote:
> I need to add Java to my path in my .bash_profile.  Do I add the actual 
> binary as well as the directory or just the directory?  What I have is:
>
> PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin: /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_09/bin/java
>
> Is this correct?  The JDK is in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_09
>
> Thanks, Dennis
>
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Hi Dennis.

Be careful with the distro with Java.  For some (like SuSE), if you link 
the /usr/lib/jvm (pre-10.0, I think), or /usr/lib/jvm/java to your Java 
Directory, than the login scripts in /etc/profile.d may pickup on the 
Java install and set the appropriate paths for you.  This is a frequent 
occurrence if you use RPMs to install Java with.  I would have a look in 
/etc/profile.d and see if there are any java scripts.

Regards,
Steve