Michael Graham wrote: > ... > But in this case you exec'ing the users own .xsession so sourcing > .profile isn't a problem, since the user should do it in the .xsession > (either manually or by making it a login session) so you just do
That does not work. You seem to be assuming that .xsession is a login-time script. It is not. (It is only an "X-startup-time" script.) If what you suggest were done, then if the user logs in via a console and then starts X by typing startx, .xsession would re-initialize the environment to login settings. Consider logging in via the console, having login initialization done, changing some environment variables, and typing startx: You want to be able to inherit those environment variable changes. You don't want starting X to re-initialize the enviroment (for every program started under X or the window manager). A login shell should be started when the user logins in, and ONLY when the user logs in (or explicitly requests a login shell). Therefore: - The display manager (whichever parts logs the user in) should start a login shell. - Other parts of X should NOT start a login shell (unless requested by the user). Michael B Allen wrote: > > Where sould I put X initialization commands that need to be executed by > root like xset -b and kdbrate -r 24? > > I'm using gdm so /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default looks like a winner but it's > seems specific to gdm. Is there a better place? > > Thanks, > Mike > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
