title: Modiyfing conda configuration file does not reflect changes in environment
body: <p>I am trying to change the default installation location for Conda environments because the system I am using (a supercomputing cluster) has a ~20GB user home quota. Under normal circumstances, this could easily be done by editing <code>~/.condarc</code> and adding a portion <code>envs_dirs</code>, which is explained quite well in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41656131/conda-environment-name-shows-entire-directory-in-prompt">this question and answer</a>.</p>
  <p>However, it seems that the compute environment I am in (i.e., with the supercomputer), does not let me modify the <em>priority</em> of various locations for environments. In an ideal world, I would be able to place <code>/work/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs</code> at the top of the list, which is a high-storage partition, so I can install additional environments if needed.</p>
  <p>My <code>~/.condarc</code> is configured as follows:</p>
  <pre class="lang-yaml prettyprint-override"><code>env_prompt: ({name})
  channels:
    - conda-forge
    - bioconda
    - defaults
  auto_activate_base: false
  envs_dirs:
    - /work/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs/
  </code></pre>
  <p>Yet, I observe the following entries with <code>conda config --show envs_dirs</code></p>
  <pre class="lang-yaml prettyprint-override"><code>envs_dirs:
    - /home/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/python/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/perl/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/git/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/nano/envs
    - /work/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs
    - /home/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs/base_env/envs
  </code></pre>
  <p>Does anyone know why my attempt set <code>envs_dirs</code> is not working? How can I set the <code>/work/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs</code> to the highest priority?</p>
  <hr />
  <h2>Additional Info</h2>
  <p>Here is the result from <code>conda config --show-sources</code></p>
  <pre class="lang-yaml prettyprint-override"><code>==&gt; /util/opt/anaconda/4.9.2/.condarc &lt;==
  allow_softlinks: False
  auto_update_conda: False
  auto_activate_base: False
  notify_outdated_conda: False
  repodata_threads: 4
  verify_threads: 4
  execute_threads: 2
  aggressive_update_packages: []
  pkgs_dirs:
    - ${WORK}/.conda/pkgs
    - ${HOME}/.conda/pkgs
  channel_priority: disabled
  channels:
    - hcc
    - https://conda.anaconda.org/t/&lt;TOKEN&gt;/hcc
    - conda-forge
    - bioconda
    - defaults
    - file:///util/opt/conda_repo
  
  ==&gt; /home/helikarlab/joshl/.condarc &lt;==
  auto_activate_base: False
  env_prompt: ({name})
  envs_dirs:
    - /work/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs/
  channel_priority: disabled
  channels:
    - conda-forge
    - bioconda
    - defaults
  
  ==&gt; envvars &lt;==
  envs_path:
    - /home/helikarlab/joshl/.conda/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/python/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/perl/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/git/envs
    - /util/opt/anaconda/deployed-conda-envs/packages/nano/envs
  </code></pre>