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Jul 7 2023, 8:26 PM
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```
root@b14:~ # /usr/sbin/periodic otis
_localbase is /usr/local
-- End of otis output --
root@b14:~ # cat /usr/local/etc/periodic/otis/otis
#!/bin/sh -
#
# $FreeBSD$
#
if [ -r /etc/defaults/periodic.conf ]; then
. /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
source_periodic_confs
fi
echo "_localbase is ${_localbase}"
exit 0
```

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freebsd_oldach.net added a subscriber: freebsd_oldach.net.Jul 11 2023, 6:29 AM
freebsd_oldach.net added a comment.EditedJul 11 2023, 6:36 AM

This is quite odd., as _localbase is set in /usr/sbin/periodic but not exported. The periodic scripts are invoked as a sub-shell (line 137 of periodic.sh) so they would not inherit _localbase. Perhaps -a / allexport set in ~/.shrc?

otis added a comment.Jul 11 2023, 7:38 AM

My default is:

allexport       off