~/.profile vs ~/.pam_environment

[Lars Nooden]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013, Jonathan Marsden wrote:
> What specifically makes you think changes to /etc/environment "do not
> have any effect" in Lubuntu Saucy?  Can you provide a complete set of
> "steps to reproduce", please?  Make sure you log all the way out, or
> reboot, after making a change to it.

I tried changing them yesterday and must have done something wrong.  Today 
I tried the same method and /etc/environment takes effect if there is no 
.profile.  I do notice though that /etc/skel has .profile instead of 
.pam_environment.  Should that be changed?

Regards,
/Lars