Problem setting PATH on Mandrake 10

I posted these instructions earlier

Configure Environment Variables

Edit and add the lines below to '/etc/profile'

Make sure you logout and login for this to take effect.

It's really good to get this straight from the beginning.
JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/java
CATALINA_HOME=/usr/local/tomcat
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH:$HOME/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
CLASSPATH=$CATALINA_HOME/bin/bootstrap.jar:$JAVA_HOME/lib/tools.jar:$CATALINA_HOME/common/lib/servlet.jar:/usr/local/pgsql/share/java/postgresql.jar:../lib/struts.jar:.
Now add the PATH JAVA_HOME CATALINA_HOME & CLASSPATH if any aren't in the export line
export PATH USER LOGNAME MAIL HOSTNAME HISTSIZE INPUTRC JAVA_HOME CATALINA_HOME CLASSPATH"

I had problems with this because when I logged off and on again, the variables had been created, but the path wasnt being changed.

Turns out this happens because I was logged on as root, so the PATH gets overridden after its set. Logging on as another user showed that the PATH does indeed get set properly. Helpdesk closed!