Bob Proulx said: >> Another method that uses the user's default shell is to change: >> >> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start >> >> to read: >> >> exec -l $SHELL -c "$STARTUP" > > That is clever and I like it. But unfortunately exec -l is a bash-ism > and so that does not work if /bin/sh is not bash but a different POSIX > compatible shell. Users with ash installed as /bin/sh will fail. > Because 'exec -l' is not specified by POSIX /bin/sh is not required to > implement it. So you can't in general make that change unless you > have changed Xsession to use '#!/bin/bash'. Then it works. But many > object to using nonstandard bash features like this.
Is that really feasable? Is there even a way to do it without actually changing the /bin/sh link? Do you know of anyone that actually replaces bash with another shell for /bin/sh on a debian system? I think in practice that might prove to be a little daring. At least for a system with X. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
