Run source after Ubuntu starts

Question

I need to run the command

source "/opt/sqlanywhere17/bin64/sa_config.sh" after Ubuntu starts. It's taken from here. It updated LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PATH etc.

I tried this, but doesn't work. After system starts LD_LIBRARY_PATH is empty.

Answer 1

Sourcing a command will affect your current shell environment. Running this from crontab wont work. Put it in your .bashrc instead. This is also what the tutorial says:

Add the below line in **.profile** or **.bashrc**

# Add the below line in **.profile** or **.bashrc**
## This will load all the needed environmental variables for SQLanywhere17
source "/opt/sqlanywhere17/bin64/sa_config.sh"

Run:

echo 'source "/opt/sqlanywhere17/bin64/sa_config.sh"' >> "~/.bashrc"

and restart your terminal.