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Remove /snap/bin from PATH

This page applies to the deprecated ISO appliance. For the supported deployment method, see Legacy ISO installation.

Vulnerability scans can require that the /snap/bin directory isn't in the PATH environment variable of the node. Complete the following steps on each node.

  1. Remove /snap/bin from the PATH value in /etc/environment. The result resembles the following:

    PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"

  2. In /etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh, comment out the lines that add the snap directory to the path:

    # Expand $PATH to include the directory where snappy applications go.
    # snap_bin_path="/snap/bin"
    # if [ -n "${PATH##*${snap_bin_path}}" ] && [ -n "${PATH##*${snap_bin_path}:*}" ]; then
    #   export PATH=$PATH:${snap_bin_path}
    # fi

  3. Open a new SSH session and check the path:

    echo $PATH

    The output doesn't contain /snap/bin.