[Bug 881373] [NEW] /etc/profile incorrectly sources /etc/.profile.d/ content before setting PS1

[Martin-Éric Racine]

Public bug reported:

In its current form, /etc/profile sources the content of /etc/profile.d/
first and then sets PS1. This effectively prevents the administrator or
a third-party package from setting PS1 by adding a file to
/etc/profile.d/ and is therefore undesirable. The order of the code
fragments for sourcing /etc/profile.d content and for setting the stock
PS1 must thus be reversed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: base-files 6.5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-1.1-generic 3.1.0-rc10
Uname: Linux 3.1.0-1-generic i586
ApportVersion: 1.24-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 25 14:26:05 2011
Dependencies:
 
SourcePackage: base-files
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2009-02-07 (990 days ago)

** Affects: base-files (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  /etc/profile incorrectly sources /etc/.profile.d/ content before
  setting PS1

Status in “base-files” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In its current form, /etc/profile sources the content of
  /etc/profile.d/ first and then sets PS1. This effectively prevents the
  administrator or a third-party package from setting PS1 by adding a
  file to /etc/profile.d/ and is therefore undesirable. The order of the
  code fragments for sourcing /etc/profile.d content and for setting the
  stock PS1 must thus be reversed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: base-files 6.5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-1.1-generic 3.1.0-rc10
  Uname: Linux 3.1.0-1-generic i586
  ApportVersion: 1.24-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Oct 25 14:26:05 2011
  Dependencies:
   
  SourcePackage: base-files
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2009-02-07 (990 days ago)

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