AIX reading /etc/environment out of step.

[mouring at etoh.eviladmin.org]

> > > All other ways to log into AIX read this.  So by doing it you're easing
> > > switchover from rlogin/whatever to ssh.
> > >
> > Still don't like the idea.  You sure it is required in this location and
> > should not be somewhere else?  Like for interactive sessions only?
> > Remember this is include for all subsystems.
> >
>
> - It's the AIX way. There are variables set in there that are required
> for interaction with the system libraries. You either have to read it
> or duplicate it.
>

However you do get why I don't like it.  It is undocumented and is
targeted to a single platform.

It is normally those things that cause people to be bitten in the ass.

- Ben