Ahhhh, got it, maybe... look in /etc/shells, and take the
comments in there with a pinch of salt.  My guess is that
using /bin/bash would work, but /sw/bin/bash won't
unless you update this file...

-- Viv

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Matt Richardson wrote:

> On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 11:16, Viv Kendon wrote:
> > This is too simple a suggestion to send to the list unless
> > it works (then you can report back).  Have you rebooted
> > since changing your shell?  Not that I can give you a
> > reason why it should matter, but... -- Viv
> (sending this back to the list so everyone is in on the discussion)
>
> It works.  I set it in the XDarwin prefs, launched it from the icon and
> KDE came up.  So then I quit, reverted to 'Use default login shell' and
> tried again, X stalled at the initial black/gray screen.  Set it back to
> use /sw/bin/bash and it launched fine.  My laptop has been rebooted ~4
> times since changing my default shell.
>
> So, the question I'm trying to answer now is 'where does XDarwin look
> for a user's default shell' because it doesn't seem to be NetInfo.
>
> Matt
>
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> Matt Richardson
> Instructional Support Technician
> Department of Art
> California State University San Bernardino
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
>
>
>

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