On 2/8/21 9:59 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 2/8/21 9:44 PM, cal wrote: > [snip] >>> >>> When I'm directly in front of the PC and I have a log-in screen and type >>> user ID + passwords >>> I was under impression that "startxfce4" would run automatically when from >>> .xinitrc >>> ~/.xinitrc >>> exec startxfce4 >>> >>> but it doesn't, when I log-in the XFCE4 is not starting automatically, I >>> have to type manually: startxfce4 >>> >> I see you have already solved your problem. But it bears mentioning: >> .xinitrc is executed by runing `startx`, not by the login shell. > > I see, so instead of going around and calling .xinitrc from .bash_profile > > why not call startxfce4 directly from .bash_profile > > Instead of: > if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]] && [[ $(tty) = /dev/tty1 ]]; then exec startx; fi > > start as: > if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]] && [[ $(tty) = /dev/tty1 ]]; then exec startxfce4; fi > > It should work.
With the above setup starting "startxfce4" from .bash_profile, I get an error when ssh: "No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding." This error does not show up when "startxfce4" is run from .xinitrc I don't know what difference it makes how xfce4 is started.
