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.

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Thanks again to Mark and Danila.

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

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`#! /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

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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.