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I'm trying to add a directory to my PATH environment so I can run some commands remotely. I have set this in my .bashrc, .tcshrc as well as in /etc/profile and /etc/csh.login but whenever I check my path remotely via SSH it is not in my path. When I log in, from the shell I have

>/usr/bin/env | grep PATH
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/path/I/just/added

but remotely:

SSH hostname "/usr/bin/env| grep PATH" PATH=/usr/bin

I seem to remember something about a difference between login shells and interactive shells. Where do I set environment variables so they hold for all shells.

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  1. Change PermitUserEnvironment to yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and restart sshd.
  2. Define a PATH in /home/user/.ssh/environment on the ssh server, e.g.

    PATH=/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin
    
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  • That worked. Don't have enough reputation points to vote up your answer so thanks is all I have for now.
    – JavaDev
    Aug 11, 2011 at 16:48
  • @JavaDev: If an answer has solved your problem, mark it as accepted. Aug 11, 2011 at 18:16

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