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Chapter 12. Setting InfoPrint Manager and AIX environment
variables
InfoPrint Manager uses environment variables:
v
To define its environment in the AIX system
v To define the objects managed by and options available in the InfoPrint SMIT
operator's interface
Environment variables are strings that have a name and a value in the form of
NAME=
value . See InfoPrint Manager: Reference for a complete list of InfoPrint
Manager environment variables and AIX environment variables that affect
InfoPrint Manager.
Preparing to work with InfoPrint Manager and AIX environment
variables
Read through theses topics to become familiar with environment-variable structure
and terms.
Where are environment variables found?
InfoPrint and AIX environment variables can be found in these files:
InfoPrint SMIT operator's interface environment file
The name of this file is the value of the PPO_DEFAULT_ENV environment
variable, by default, /usr/lpp/pd/bin/ppo.env . It contains environment
variables that define values used by the InfoPrint SMIT operator's
interface.
/etc/environment
This file contains environment variables that apply to all sessions for all
users on a given AIX system.
.profile
The
.profile
file in a user's home directory contains environment variables
that apply to all the user's AIX sessions. Values in this file override values
in
/etc/environment
.
How are environment variables set?
You can use these methods to set or change values for environment variables:
v
If you are an administrator, you can set AIX environment variables and InfoPrint
Manager environment variables in the
/etc/environment file or in the InfoPrint
SMIT operator's interface environment file by using an AIX editor.
Settings in these files apply to all sessions for all users, unless users override
them through their
.profile files or from the command line.
v
You can modify your
.profile
file in your home directory by using an AIX editor.
Settings in the
.profile
file override settings in the
/etc/environment
file. These
settings apply only to you and are in effect for all AIX sessions, unless you
override the settings from the command line.
v
You can enter one of these commands on the command line to set environment
variables for a single AIX session:
– In the Korn shell or the Bourne shell, use the
export command.
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