Why is the value of $PATH in console mode different from the $PATH in xterm emulator?

[akhran]

When in console mode (x-window-system is not loaded),

root@myserver:~#echo $PATH

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11

However, when I'm in the window manager (fluxbox) and I open a xterm window, my $PATH has a different value.

root@myserver:~#echo $PATH

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/ sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11

The difference is the additional space between the slash (/) and sbin. That causes /sbin to be missing from my PATH.

So any attempt to install package will give the error

dpkg: ldconfig not found on PATH
dpkg: start-stop-daemon not found on PATH

What is causing the additional space between the slash (/) and sbin in the PATH only when in xterm emulator?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
PS. Happens on both machines I installed x-window-system, fluxbox, xterm.

[praka123]

you can try simply set $PATH variables in xterm as in terminal and see.

[akhran]

For testing purpose, I installed rxvt and eterm. rxvt has the same error but eterm displays the correct $PATH value ( no extra space ).

In short, $PATH shows the correct value in eterm, but incorrect in rxvt and xterm on both machines.

Thanks !