How to set path for a command

UNIX Solaris
1

Hi all,

I am trying ping command in SUN v240 server but it is not working

but when i am using the full path

/usr/sbin/ping <ip address> then it is working.

how to set the path of ping command so that by simply typing

ping <ip address>

it should work ?

Plz help me out:(

2

add /usr/sbin to your PATH variable, the correct location and method for this depends on what shell you are using and will be described in the appropriate man page.

3

oracle user is not able to run ping command without full path

i have to set the path in his ./profile file???

ex: ping=/usr/sbin/ping

correct me if i m wrong?

4

you ARE wrong - reread reborg's post.
You need to set up the shell environment variable PATH appropriately.

5

IF you do that then the previous set path is going to lost instead of assign better you insert the new location in path variable

PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin/

6

I'm not sure what you re referring to, nobody suggested setting the PATH to be /usr/sbin.

7

Please set the path in $HOME/.profile file and add entry at end of file

PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin/ping
export PATH

If you want to run this command from every user profile then same entry put in /etc/profile

For affecting please logout and log in again

Thanks
Pravin :b:

8

PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin/ping
By doing this isn't good enough.. You probably wont want to enter every single command in here .. :confused: