Shib SP: SHIBSP_PREFIX ignored

[Rainer Hoerbe]

> Am 25.07.2016 um 20:29 schrieb Cantor, Scott <cantor.2 at osu.edu>:
> 
>> I want to set the SP base directory to a different location than the default
>> /etc/shibboleth in a docker container to have a better separation between
>> the image and container configuration.So I am starting shibd like this:
>> 
>> SHIBSP_PREFIX=/opt/etc/shibboleth
>> $SHIBSP_PREFIX/shibd-redhat start
>> 
>> However, it does not work, the log says "Shibboleth.Config : loaded XML
>> resource (/etc/shibboleth/shibboleth2.xml)“
> 
> Not finding the bug in Jira I was remembering, but just speaking directly to this, I don't know that that's sufficient to get the variable set either. I don't think that would cross the shell boundary, you'd need to export the variable I suspect (and you need to get it set for Apache too).

I tried to export the variable, although export is only required if I want to source it into an invoking process context. Did not help. Any yes, I did set it for httpd as well.

Should I file a bug report?

- Rainer