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List:       linux-java
Subject:    Re: setting up JAVA_HOME variable
From:       "Vincent S. Cojot" <coyote () step ! polymtl ! ca>
Date:       2002-12-18 9:56:50
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Hi all,

Just a quick follow-up on this issue, on RedHat systems (from 6.x and up)
it is usually better to create a file under /etc/profile.d/ (name it
"java_env.sh", the .sh suffix is important ) than to edit /etc/profile.
/etc/profile is a system file included in RedHat's packages. Putting your
settings in new files under /etc/profile.d will make them more resistant
to updates and upgrades of the operating system. Also, if you want
C-shells on the machine to also have JAVA_HOME, simply create an
/etc/profile.d/java_env.csh file with C-shell syntax. I hope this helps.

Vincent S. Cojot, coyote@step.polymtl.ca

> Paul Tremblay wrote:
>> Reply-To:
>>
>> I would like to set install fop and need to know how to set up the
>> variable JAVA_HOME. Specifically, the directions state:
>>
>> You have to set the enviroment variable JAVA_HOME. It must point to
>> your local JDK root directory.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to do this?
>
> As root, edit /etc/profile to include the line
>
> export JAVA_HOME=/wherever/you/installed/it
>
> I don't know about all distros, but it may be a better idea
> to put it in /etc/profile.local instead.  SuSE, for example,
> actually starts /etc/profile with the comment
>
> # PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE /etc/profile. There are chances that your changes
> # will be lost during system upgrades. Instead use /etc/profile.local
> for # your local settings,
>
> I am sure someone will chime in with additional places it
> can be set.




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