Attempts to spawn executables are futile. We ponder and wonder the '/root' cause. Absence, presence, delinquencies and volatility all loom large. Could the answer lay in a direct object? One wonders and pursues signs beleagueredly. Perhaps your most-agreeable and least-futile PATH is to secure the $SHELL's most, arguably, important variable: $PATH. BASH $PATH Discuss Features Dump $PATH Trace Setup Alter Current TTY Extend $PATH for ALL $USERs $USER Extension Non-Interactive SSH $SHELL