- To: Basil Dewhurst <basild@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [SLUG] Environment Variables
- From: DaZZa <dazza@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Feb 21 14:06:02 2001
- Cc: slug@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Basil Dewhurst wrote:
> I'm installing a Museum Collection Management System (CMS) called Museolog.
> It requires PostgreSQL, Tomcat, and the latest JDK. Is there a way to
> ensure that an environment variable you might create, like say TOMCAT_HOME
> or JAVA_HOME, persists after the terminal you created them in is closed?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Edit /etc/profile and place your variables in there.
They'll then apply for every interaqction with the machine.
DaZZa