I recently made the switch to XOrg from XFree86 when I updated my Debian testing box, and since I prefer to log into a shell then use 'startx' to get into X, I used 'update-rc.d' to get rid of xdm in init.d. Before I did this, though, I noticed some interesting behavior. If I logged into my machine from xdm, all the $PATH variables I configured in my .bash_profile file didn't get loaded when I opened a terminal window in KDE. The only way I could get them initialized was to 'source .bash_profile' after I opened a bash terminal window.
However, once I removed xdm and started X/KDE from the bash shell using 'startx', all my $PATH values were initialized in my xterm windows in X. I'm sure this has to do with the fact that I was already in a bash shell before I started X/KDE, but why would my .bash_profile file not get read when I started KDE from xdm? Ultimately, I always want to start X from a shell, so it's not a critical issue for me, but in case I change my mind at some point, is there something about the way xdm or KDE starts which keeps it from sourcing a .bash_profile file? How can I configure xdm or KDE to read in these files if they don't? Thanks. Scott Denlinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
