PATH update does not stay after reboot

Question

I have updated the PATH environmental variable on a Redhat distribution but after reboot, the path is gone.

To add the path:

PATH=/opt/rh/mysql55/root/usr/bin
export  PATH  

echo $PATH
/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin:/opt/rh/mysql55/root/usr/bin

reboot removes the path

echoing after

/usr/lib64/qt-3.3/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin

enedil · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-21T23:11:40.140

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To make changes in environment path persistent, add that lines with export to your .profile file.

edited Jul 21 '14 at 23:11

answered Jul 21 '14 at 20:40

enedil

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That does not appear to make a difference - please see my edit – Roy Hinkley Jul 21 '14 at 20:59
No, do not change environment variables in .bashrc. It doesn't work (variables set there won't be defined in programs that aren't started via a terminal). @AndroidAddict Don't accept answers that didn't help you! – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' Jul 21 '14 at 23:10
@Gilles better? – enedil Jul 21 '14 at 23:11

PATH update does not stay after reboot

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