[maemo-users] .bashrc not executed

From: Alejandro López listas.apl at gmail.com
Date: Wed Jun 23 14:54:12 EEST 2010

Jérôme Bove wrote:
> HI !
> I'd like to edit my .bashrc file. So i edit it (vi /home/user/.bashrc)
> and save. When I open X-Terminal or connect via ssh to user (not root),
> the bashrc is not executed.
> If I do su user, then bashrc is executed.
> I installed bash and edit my /etc/passwd file for user to use bash.
> What should I do for bashrc to be executed ?
> Thanks

Hi Jérôme,

.bashrc is only read by non-interactive logins. Try renaming it to .bash_profile .

Alejandro.
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