openssh unix dev - Apr 2025 - Setting variable in /etc/environment has no effect for ssh session

Hi Expert,

I'm using openssh 9.9p2 and have defined the below logic into 
/etc/pam.d/sshd.
session required pam_env.so

But the environment variables defined in /etc/environment file are not 
effective when login via ssh. Could you help to guide what's wrong here?



Thanks!

On Thu, 17 Apr 2025, Yu, Mingli wrote:
> Hi Expert,
> 
> I'm using openssh 9.9p2 and have defined the below logic into
/etc/pam.d/sshd.
> session required pam_env.so
> 
> But the environment variables defined in /etc/environment file are not
> effective when login via ssh. Could you help to guide what's wrong
here?
I don't know why this isn't working for you, AFAIK it supported.
Perhaps try turning on debugging logs from pam_env?