On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 07:13:39AM -0600, Russell L. Harris wrote: > During configuration of another machine running Etch, I discovered > that .bash_profile appears to be ignored when logging into X.
No reason why it should be... your .bash_profile is, of course, a configuration file related to the bash shell, which X certainly is not. Perhaps what you *actually* mean is that bash, when running in an xterm, does not source your .bash_profile. Bash has a man page for just this reason. Actually reading it would probably be a good idea, especially the "INVOCATION" section, which describes when and under what conditions bash uses its various configuration files. Presumably you have told xterm not to run as a login shell, as that's the criterion for bash to pay attention to .bash_profile. -- Marc Wilson | Do your part to help preserve life on Earth -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | by trying to preserve your own. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
