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I'm trying to set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable for my nagios daemon user (it's a nologin user).

I've tried adding a script to export the variable in /etc/profile.d/oracle.sh (the execute bits are also set on this file).

This script sets the environment variable for my own user, but not for the nagios daemon.

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Daemons started via initscripts don't read profile.d/. You'll need to make the initscript source a file from /etc/sysconfig/ that contains the desired value (and then make the profile.d/ script read it from this as well).

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  • Thanks Ignacio. Could you please be more specific on how to make the initscript source a file from /etc/sysconfig/ ? Sorry! Commented Sep 8, 2010 at 3:01
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    With the source or . commands. Commented Sep 8, 2010 at 3:03
  • Sorry, do I create a new file in /etc/sysconfig, say called oracle and then reference this file from an initscript. I'm not sure where these initscripts live. do i create a new file somewhere? Thanks for your help! Commented Sep 8, 2010 at 3:12
  • are you refering to /etc/init.d/ Commented Sep 8, 2010 at 3:14
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    Initscripts do live under /etc/init.d. One of them starts Nagios, probably called nagios. Create a new file in /etc/sysconfig with the variable you want to set and source it within the initscript. Commented Sep 8, 2010 at 3:21

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