xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-11 Thread Rudi Ludwig
Hello, for flexibility I have configured my computer (OpenBSD 4.4; macppc) with the home directory being auto mounted. that is /etc/amd/amd.home reads: # * type:=link;fs:=/usr/home;sublink:=${key} This works as desired. The programs use /home/ as they should, the real data locates in /usr

Re: xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-11 Thread Rudi Ludwig
On Sunday 11 January 2009 12:44:31 Rudi Ludwig wrote: > i ... despite $PATH being > /home/ That is, xterm initially > reads:ibook:/usr/home/rudi$ ..Argh, of course " despite $HOME being ..." you might have guessed. Rudi

Re: xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-12 Thread Rudi Ludwig
On Monday 12 January 2009 17:41:09 mhe...@gmail.com wrote: > > within an xsession or when login in remotely via ssh the initial > > path > > > > is always: /usr/home/ despite $PATH being /home/ > > > > That is, xterm initially reads: ibook:/usr/home/rudi$ > > > > instead of just: ibook:~$ > > > >

Re: xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-12 Thread Rudi Ludwig
On Monday 12 January 2009 04:13:31 Ariane van der Steldt wrote: > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 05:15:33PM +0100, Rudi Ludwig wrote: > > On Sunday 11 January 2009 12:44:31 Rudi Ludwig wrote: > > > i ... despite $PATH being > > > /home/ That is, xterm initially > >

Re: xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-12 Thread Rudi Ludwig
On Monday 12 January 2009 20:38:03 Philip Guenther wrote: > When the shell is started by konsole, or xterm, or login, it's > working directory has already been set to $HOME. At that point, it > can only see the physical path (sans symlinks). If you want it to > see the logical path, then you nee

Re: xterm and home-dir with automounter

2009-01-13 Thread Rudi Ludwig
On Tuesday 13 January 2009 12:24:32 Julian Leyh wrote: > Rudi Ludwig schrieb: > > I have put that at the end of my .profile and it works for remote > > login (ssh). > > But the KDE konsole and xterm still resist and display the > > physical location at start-up inst