[ale] Mandrake PATH headache

[PairOfTwins]

Anyone:

After installing Mandrake/PCLinuxOS, I'm unable to change the PATH.  At 
least what PATH applies at the konsole.

Tried:

/etc/profile
~/.profile
/etc/rc.d/rc.local
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

and NONE of them adds the jre path that I need!

HOWEVER if I run "source profile" I get the desired PATH update.

Does KDE set that PATH (searching Help didn't Help).

Thanks,
Tom