Have to run 'conda init' before conda activate' when setting up the conda environment

done
#
# To activate this environment, use
#
#     $ conda activate aice
#
# To deactivate an active environment, use
#
#     $ conda deactivate

[og1u24@loginX002 coursework]$ conda activate aice

CondaError: Run 'conda init' before 'conda activate'

[og1u24@loginX002 coursework]$ conda init
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/condabin/conda
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/bin/conda
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/bin/conda-env
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/bin/activate
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/bin/deactivate
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/etc/fish/conf.d/conda.fish
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/shell/condabin/Conda.psm1
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/lib/python3.12/site-packages/xontrib/conda.xsh
no change     /iridisfs/ixsoftware/conda/miniconda-py3/etc/profile.d/conda.csh
modified      /home/og1u24/.bashrc

==> For changes to take effect, close and re-open your current shell. <==

[og1u24@loginX002 coursework]$ conda activate aice

CondaError: Run 'conda init' before 'conda activate'

The solution to this is:

source ~/.bashrc

I think it would be helpful if this were also mentioned in the setup instructions.