Config variables PKG_PATH and PATH!

miltoncsl

Hi,

I have a problem with the variables PKG_PATH and PATH when login graphic model how root!
I inserted the variables in ~/.profile but every time I boot and log in as root, when I try to run the pkgin command or when I try to run any command from the /usr/pkg/bin directory the system says that it was not found!
I did this:

export PKG_PATH="http://cdn.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$(uname -p)/$(uname -r|cut -f '1 2' -d.)/All/"
export PATH=$PATH: /usr/pkg/bin

In .profile but It didn't worked!
I also put in .shrc but again didn't worked!
Now, when I login with a common user, I was able to execute pkgin (despite of the user doesn't to have permissions, but, for example, the command "pkgin search postgresql" works) and any command of the directory "/usr/pkg/bin"!
Is there any property of root that I need to know?
Or is the graphic terminal configured other local/file for that root works?

rvp

miltoncsl I have a problem with the variables PKG_PATH and PATH when login graphic model how root!
I inserted the variables in ~/.profile but every time I boot and log in as root, when I try to run the pkgin command or when I try to run any command from the /usr/pkg/bin directory the system says that it was not found!

If you log-in via XDM (or something like it), then the user's (even root's) ~/.profile and ~/.shrc files are not read. Instead, put those env. vars in a ~/.xsession file (then make the file executable using chmod u+x):

export PKG_PATH=...
export PATH=...
. ~/.xinitrc

How did you get into this situation? This shouldn't happen in a default install.

As root here,

# echo $PATH
/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/pkg/sbin:/usr/pkg/bin:/usr/games:/usr/X11R7/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin

miltoncsl

pin
I don't know! I thought that I had a installation without problems!
When I change for console (F1, F2 ...) and execute:

echo $PATH

The paths showed for you are listed! But not in graphic mode!

miltoncsl Like @rvp asked, are you using a display manager to start your Xsession? You should still be able to install packages from the console as root, though.

Usually, I don't use X while root and you could use su, sudo, doas, ... in order to install packages from within your regular user account.

miltoncsl

pin But I said this! I inicialize NetBSD directly to XDM/CTWM. I log in with root and it happens this all!
When I log in with my regular user account I don't install packages with "su" because system says that regular user doesn't have permissions! I can search packages but I cann't install! I really don't use command doas and still I installed command sudo. A detail that I didn't said: In installation, I defined the regular user account not being part of the group wheel! Could this be the cause of the problem?

miltoncsl Add yourself to the wheel group and try again.

kc9udx

You shouldn't need to log in as root at all. Granted, you can, but it isn't necessary.

su turns you into "root" (the superuser) as soon as you give it the root password.

You have three separate issues going on here. But log in as your non-root user, then use su and try using pkgin.

miltoncsl

kc9udx
Ok! I go to change regular user account's group for wheel and only to use it!