[ale] how to get bash to run .bash_profile?

[cfowler]

Use the source Luke


On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 00:32, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
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> Well, here's the strange thing: on my distro it still doesn't work.  My 
> [relevant] inittab line(s) read:
> 
> c1:12345:respawn:/bin/bash --login -i < /dev/tty1 1>/dev/tty1 2>/dev/tty1
> c2:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
> c3:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
> c4:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
> c5:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
> c6:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux
> 
> And when I ssh into the box it executes the .bash_profile.  However, 
> when I boot the box the first console loads bash, but doesn't load the 
> .bash_profile.  
> 
> So, I'm effectively still stumped on this.  I've scoured the man pages, 
> but I still can't figure this out!
> 
> More help is greatly appreciated (as always) -
> CB
> 
> 
> 
> da Black Baron wrote:
> 
> |Ooops.  Mybad.  I've just never seen the file in that format before.
> |Sorry.  :-)
> |
> |On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 23:30, John Wells wrote:
> |
> |>Nope.  Shouldn't.
> |>
> |>Here's an excerpt from `man bash`:
> |>
> |>When  bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or as a
> |>non&#8208;inter&#8208;
> |>       active shell with the &#8722;&#8722;login option, it first reads
> |>and executes  com&#8208;
> |>       mands  from  the file /etc/profile, if that file exists.  After
> |>reading
> |>       that file, it looks for ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login, and
> |>~/.profile,
> |>       in  that order, and reads and executes commands from the first one
> |>that
> |>       exists and is readable.  The &#8722;&#8722;noprofile option may be
> |>used  when  the
> |>       shell is started to inhibit this behavior.
> |>
> |>
> |>John
> |>
> |>da Black Baron said:
> |>
> |>>You want to write a .bashrc file and a .profile file.  Bash will ingore
> |>>something named .bash_profile... :-)
> |>>
> |>>On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 20:55, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> |>>
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> |>>>Hey guys, how do I get bash to run .bash_profile?  I'm looking at my
> |>>>startup, and I'm trying to figure out why when I set my inittab to
> |>>>load:  /bin/bash instead of a "getty".  When it spawn's by bash
> |>>>session,  it doesn't load my .bash_profile.  Is there a way I can load
> |>>>a bash  shell and have it subsequently execute my .bash_profile?
> |>>>
> |>>>Alternatively, is there a way to get a getty to log in automatically
> |>>>(on  slackware!).  For some reason, I can't get slackware to use the
> |>>>mingetty+autologin patch/binary.  I was able to get it to work on
> |>>>RhAT,  but not on Slack8.
> |>>>
> |>>>Preferably, I'd like to skip "getty" altogether...
> |>>>
> |>>>
> |>>>Thanks!
> |>>>- -CB
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