On Sat, Aug 07, 1999 at 08:44:30PM +0200, Rudy Broersma wrote: > Is it possible that Linux executes a script file when a user logs on? > So for example, if user RUDY logs on, it executes the /home/rudy/script > file, and when ROOT logs on, it executes the /root/script file!
your shell takes care of this for you. Note the bash manpage ('man bash') for the specifics of what it executes and when, but the summary is this: if a shell is a login shell (like when you sit down and LOG IN) it executes: /etc/profile ~/.bash_profile ~/.bash_login ~/.profile (note: login shells execute ~/.bash_logout when they exit) if it is not a login shell (typically, xterms use non-login shells -- as a general, but not universal rule, if you need a password to start it, it's a login shell), it executes: ~/.bashrc Other shells have equivalent files, but you'll have to look in the manpages for the details. -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305