system default $PATH : where it is defined ?

[bcostacurta]

Hello,

'echo $PATH' return :
usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games

I'm using zsh and have no PATH definition in my .zsh* files in my home directory.
Under zsh the default configuration should be (if I'm correct) under /etc/zsh.

'cat /ets/zsh/zshenv' return :

# /etc/zsh/zshenv: system-wide .zshenv file for zsh(1).
(...)
if [[ -z "$PATH" || "$PATH" == "/bin:/usr/bin" ]]
then
export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/sbin"
fi

From where come the '/usr/games' in PATH ??
This definition does not match the default one in /etc/zsh/zshenv, and again I have no PATH definition in my home .zsh* files.

So where is the default PATH defined ?

Bye,
Bruno

[atreyu]

Try this command to search files in your home path and in /etc for any files containing "/usr/games":

find /etc/ ~ -maxdepth 2 -type f -exec grep -H --color /usr/games {} \;

If any are found, they may be profile scripts that your shell is sourcing when you log in.

[bcostacurta]

Thanks Atreyu.
Your command helped me to find the file.

Under Debian the file is /etc/login.defs.
It contains default PATH for (apparently) all logins.
So I modified this file.

Note : I also add to specify option 'UseLogin yes' in sshd_config as I log to this Debian server via ssh.

Bye,
Bruno