* Simon Read ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010323 18:42]: > > I was trying to change the path for users of my freshly installed > Debian machine. I found (to my dismay) that /etc/profile is NOT used > if I login at the console using 'xdm', but IS used if I login remotely > (using ssh). > > There seem to be multiple options for fixing this problem, I was > wondering if there is a standard one. Is this a deliberate decision > on the part of 'the maintainers'? It doesn't seem to work that way on > my Debian cluster at home.
I think this just changed in a recent update. I did an "apt-get upgrade" today and it re-enabled xdm. When I went into X, numerous apps wouldn't load by typing their names. I had to include the path to them... Regards Hall
