From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=romuald.net.eu.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17fABK-0002MQ-00 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 22:16:14 -0400 Received: (qmail 28933 invoked by uid 1002); 15 Aug 2002 02:15:27 -0000 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:15:27 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: export as a normal user Message-ID: <20020815021527.GA28924@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all. If I log in as a normal user, and have something like "export VAR='string'" in my '$HOME/.profile', that value exports just fine. However, if I try to export as a normal user from any other script besides $HOME/.profile, the values don't get exported, even though I can export them just fine if I do it by hand at a bash prompt. Can someone please explain why this is, and how can I change it? Thanks in advance. Greg