[MacPorts] #59460: catalina $PATH not set when installer run from standard account

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#59460: catalina $PATH not set when installer run from standard account
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 Reporter:  mjbolzan         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect           |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.6.2
 Keywords:  Catalina, $PATH  |       Port:
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 i routinely run a standard account.  the MacPorts installer lets me
 authenticate with admin credentials to run the install.  the installer ran
 fine.  problem is that the $PATH variable was set in the standard account.
 when i went into terminal, logged in as an administrator, and tried to run
 "sudo port -v selfupdate", "port" was not found.  i eventually ran the
 commands with "/opt/local/bin/port" and that worked.  i eventually fixed
 the issue by rerunning the MacPorts installer while logged in as the
 administrator account.

 catalina, account shells set to "zsh".  it looks like the "zsh" $PATH is
 set in the home folder in the file ".zprofile".

 I don't know if you can fix the installer so the path change affects all
 accounts.  Failing that, the instructions on the web page need to be made
 clearer.  In particular,

 1)  there is a need to modify the $PATH variable even if you run the Mac
 installers if you will run "port" in accounts other than the acccount you
 installed in.

 2)  cover what file needs changing when the shell is "zsh".

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59460>
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