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Subject: Re: sourcing .profile (ksh) on login through kdm/xdm
From: James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date: 2001-05-01 15:18:15
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Jason Jesso wrote:
> I am running Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and can't seem to get my $HOME/.profile to
> executed when I login through kdm.
>
> I am using ksh. When I open a terminal and su - "user" my .profile is
> executed, but I would like it to be executed when I open an xterm, etc ...
>
> I found the following statement is KDE's FAQ, but what do I put into the
> .xsession to ensure that .profile is sourced???
> -----
> 9.11. KDE (kdm) does not read my .bash_profile!
>
> Well, xdm (and kdm) does not run a login shell, so .profile, .bash_profile,
> etc. are not sourced. When the user logs in, xdm runs Xstartup as root and
> then Xsession as user. So the normal practice is to add statements in
> Xsession to source the user profile. Please edit your Xsession and .xsession
> files.
> ------
You can also change the first line of "/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession":
#!/bin/bash -login
JRT
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