Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/startup.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/startup.m	(revision 10971)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/startup.m	(revision 10972)
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 lastwarn(''); 
 
-%Recover ISSM_TIER and USERNAME
+%Recover ISSM_TIER 
 ISSM_TIER=getenv('ISSM_TIER');
-USERNAME =getenv('USER');
 if (isempty(ISSM_TIER)),
 	error('issmdir error message: ''ISSM_TIER'' environment variable is empty! You should define ISSM_TIER in your .cshrc or .bashrc!');
@@ -32,4 +31,5 @@
 addpath(recursivepath([ISSM_TIER '/externalpackages/googleearthtoolbox/']));
 addpath(recursivepath([ISSM_TIER '/externalpackages/export_fig']));
+clear ISSM_TIER;
 
 %Check on any warning messages that might indicate that the paths were not correct. 
@@ -55,14 +55,7 @@
 clear ans;
 
-%Now, load personal startup preferences, using the local user name: 
-rmpath(recursivepath([ISSM_TIER '/src/m/usr']));
-if exist([ISSM_TIER '/src/m/usr/' USERNAME],'dir'),
-	addpath(recursivepath([ISSM_TIER '/src/m/usr/' USERNAME]));
-end
-
-clear USERNAME ISSM_TIER;
-
 %disable matlab bell!
 beep off;
+
 % no warning if we try to plot while in nojvm (will not be supported in future releases)
 warning off MATLAB:HandleGraphics:noJVM