%% "Daniel B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: db> Paul Smith wrote:
>> .. If you're using a graphical login manager like GDM or >> XDM, then these methods of login never actually invoke a login shell, db> Why not? (Why shouldn't logging in via GDM execute your db> login-time shell initialization?) I don't know, for sure, but that's the way it works and has always worked (not just in Debian). I agree that it seems logical that the shell that the display manager invokes should be marked as a login shell... but it doesn't. What I do instead is find the X setup file (depending on what you're running this might be ~/.xsession, ~/.gnomerc, etc.) and source the profile explicitly. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Mthds & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
