Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder why.  Where does PATH get set?  I don't see PATH in
> /etc/bash.bashrc or in /etc/profile, but it is coming from
> somewhere. Anyone know where?

Default PATH's are generally set in your /etc/login.defs as ENV_PATH for
users and ENV_SUPATH for super-users. This will set the default paths
regardless of the shell you're using or how that shell was invoked.

man -s5 login.defs

Chad