RE: suse 7.1 How can local configuration options such as alias blah 'blahblah' be done, and WHERE? Also, where are my boot commands for ipx_configure and ncpmount supposed to be placed. I have scoured the documentation and all the .rc files I can find for where these commands can be implemented. Here is what the rc.config file has to say ---------------------------------------- # # /etc/rc.config # # Copyright (c) 1996,98 SuSE GmbH Nuernberg, Germany. All rights reserved. # # Author: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>, 1996 # Burchard Steinbild <bs@suse.de>, 1996 # # Configuration database for shell scripts in /etc/init.d, /sbin/SuSEconfig # and /etc/cron.daily/aaa_base # # Please edit this file and execute /sbin/SuSEconfig to configure everything. # Also don't forget to edit the following files: # - /etc/lilo.conf # - /etc/fstab # - /etc/profile # - /etc/hosts # ----------------------------------------- And the /etc/profile then says this, which directly contradicts the above: (BTW, I did try adding a profile.local which had no effect on my configuration whatsoever. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # /etc/profile # PLEASE DON'T CHANGE /etc/profile. Chances are that your changes will # be lost during the next upgrade. # Use /etc/profile.local for your favourite global aliases, your VISUAL and # EDITOR variables, etc ... ------------------------------ This is starting to seem more like windows all over again. Where is the ability to modify the configuration which used to be a linux strong point. Are the .cshrc, .login, and .alias files ever used anymore. thanks, Otto Porter