Using Ubuntu Precise 64 bit, I'm facing a problem that I'm unable to solve and that I'll try to describe below:

I'm using a console mode program (let's say abc) that uses Go, NodeJS, Java and Scala.

In order for abc to work with these languages, I've to declare the following statements:

a) within /etc/environment:

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin" CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/usr/share/java/scala-library.jar

b) within /etc/login.defs

ENV_SUPATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin

ENV_PATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin

c) a) within /etc/sudoers:

`# env_reset

Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin"`

Then, when I start abc from a terminal, all is fine and I can use any of the 4 languages described above.

However, if I put a script within /etc/init.d that starts abc during the boot process (i.e. before to start the GUI), using Java from abc still is fine, but using Go, NodeJS or Scala doesn't work anymore.

Then, I guess that during the boot process, the script within /etc/init.d that starts abc is executed before that the different environment variables set within /etc/sudoers, /etc/environment and /etc/login.defs are loaded.

So, my question is: how to force the environment variables to be loaded before that my script starting abc is launched?

Any help and advice on this topic would be trully appreciated.

TIA. Cheers.

Thanks again to Mark and Danila.

Below is the current "abc" script file that I put within /etc/init.d

`#! /bin/sh

 ###  EDIT: ADD THIS VARS DEFINITIONS:
    PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin" 
    CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/usr/share/java/scala-library.jar
    "ENV_SUPATH PATH"="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin"
    "ENV_PATH PATH"="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin"
    "Defaults secure_path"="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin"

##### EXPORT this VARS so they are accessible to children:"
      export "PATH" "CLASSPATH" "ENV_SUPATH PATH" "ENV_PATH PATH" "Defaults secure_path"
`### BEGIN INIT INFO

`# Provides:          abc

`# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog

`# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog

`# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5

`# Default-Stop:      0 1 6

`# Short-Description: abc initscript

`# Description:       This iniscript starts and stops abc

`### END INIT INFO

`# Author: Fnux, fnux.fl at gmail dot com

`# Version: 1.2

`# Note: (edit ABC_PATH if abc isn't installed in /opt/abc)

NAME=abc

ABC_PATH=/opt/abc

START="-d"

STOP="-k"

VERSION="-v"

SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME

STARTMESG="\nStarting abc in deamon mode."

UPMESG="\n$NAME is running."

DOWNMESG="\n$NAME is not running."

STATUS=`pidof $NAME`

`# Exit if abc is not installed

[ -x "$ABC_PATH/$NAME" ] || exit 0

case "$1" in

  start)

        echo $STARTMESG

        cd $ABC_PATH

        ./$NAME $START

        ;;

  stop)

    cd $ABC_PATH

        ./$NAME $STOP

        ;;

  status)

    if [ "$STATUS" > 0 ] ; then

        echo $UPMESG

    else

        echo $DOWNMESG

    fi

    ;;

  restart)

    cd $ABC_PATH

    ./$NAME $STOP

        echo $STARTMESG

    ./$NAME $START

    ;;

  version)

    cd $ABC_PATH

        ./$NAME $VERSION

        ;;

  *)

        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|status|restart|stop|version}" >&2

        exit 3

        ;;

esac

:

So, where and how should I write the needed environment variables for:

a) Go needs the following statements

(ie: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin"

ENV_SUPATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin

ENV_PATH PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin

`# env_reset

Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/go/bin")

b) and Scala needs this one: (ie CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/usr/share/java/scala-library.jar).

TIA for an explanation how to do so.

Cheers.