--- grace-5.1.2/src/files.c.orig	Thu Jun 22 23:48:54 2000
+++ grace-5.1.2/src/files.c	Sat Mar 17 22:40:19 2001
@@ -690,6 +690,14 @@
             return buf;
         }
 
+	if (strstr(fn, "gracerc") != NULL) {
+	    strcpy(buf, "/etc/grace/");
+	    strcat(buf, fn);
+	    if (stat(buf, &statb) == 0) {
+		return buf;
+	    }
+	}
+
 	/* the last attempt: in $GRACE_HOME */
         strcpy(buf, get_grace_home());
 	strcat(buf, "/");