Please help - Can't set classpath on RedHat with jdk 1.3.1

Question

I'm trying to run an app and having lots of trouble with setting the classpath. I wouldn't even mind setting it on boot up. The only way I've gotten it to work was to manually type "export CLASSPATH=/usr/[the rest of it]" Can someone help?
Here's what I've tried:
edited rc.sysinit and added the following lines:
# Set the classpath
CLASSPATH=/usr/stoneware/config:/usr/stoneware/bin:/usr/stoneware/bin/gnujsp.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/ProxyServlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jnet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jcert.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jsse.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/stoneware.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/StonewareClient.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/com.mortbay.jetty.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/javax.servlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/openxml-1.2.jar
export CLASSPATH
I've also tried setting from a .sh file using -classpath like this:
/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_01/bin/java -ms16mb -classpath=/usr/stoneware/config:/usr/stoneware/bin:/usr/stoneware/bin/gnujsp.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/ProxyServlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jnet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jcert.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jsse.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/stoneware.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/StonewareClient.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/com.mortbay.jetty.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/javax.servlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/openxml-1.2.jar -DStoneware.client.config=StonewareRelay.cfg com.stoneware.server.StonewareRelay
And I've tried this:
export CLASSPATH=/usr/stoneware/config:/usr/stoneware/bin:/usr/stoneware/bin/gnujsp.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/ProxyServlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jnet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jcert.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/jsse.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/stoneware.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/StonewareClient.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/com.mortbay.jetty.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/javax.servlet.jar:/usr/stoneware/bin/openxml-1.2.jar
/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_01/bin/java -ms16mb -DStoneware.client.config=StonewareRelay.cfg com.stoneware.server.StonewareRelay
Please keep in mind the word wraps. The "-" you see is not really by itself, the text got wrapped.
Thanks,
James

Answer 1

The way I usually set the CLASSPATH and PATH in Linux (RedHat specifically) is to edit the .bash_profile file in your home directory (/home/username/.bash_profile) and include them there. This will cause your CLASSPATH and PATH to be set everytime you run bash (if you want details on why, their is documentation on it). Your .bash_profile will usually have a PATH already so you can just add to it. Make sure when you add CLASSPATH to also add that to the EXPORT line at the bottom as it is easy to forget. That should work. The way you are saying to do it should work as well, I am not quite sure what you are having problems with but I have used the above method on over 20 machines and it has worked every time so far.
Hope this helps.
Will