The following is an excerpt from my interchange with the linux-users
group. I'm hoping that someone with an xfce perspective may have some
insight on this problem. The basic problem is that when an xterm is
started or a kde Konsole is started under xfce, any aliases in the
profile (/etc/porfile .bashrc .bash_profile) are ignored. I have to
manually enter source /etc/profile after the window appears. Other
statements in the profile (prompt, path, and variable settings) are
processed without error. If I enter su (and password), the aliases
are honored. If I login directly from a prompt (no X or xfce in the
picture) the aliases are honored both for root and normal user.
Any clues?
On Sat, 22 Sep 2001 03:02:17 +0000 Chris Kassopulo
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 21:24:03 -0600
> Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 14:47:50 +1130 Mike Andrew
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 14:23, Collins Richey wrote:
> > > > I have bash 2.04, and I can't find anyway to get the aliases
> in
> > > the
> > > > profile to take effect for normal users.
> > > >
> > > .............
> > > > If, however, I use su, ls is available immediately in color.
> > > >
> > > > Is this a bash bug, maybe?
> > > [snipetty hack]
> > >
> > >
> > > "su" uses the existing users environment and paths
> > >
> > > "su -"
> > >
> > > uses root's bash script
> > >
> >
> > Yes, but both sets of scripts are identical, namely both
> .bash_profile
> > and .bashrc in both /home/collins and /root are
> >
> > #!/bin/bash -ls
> > source /etc/profile
> >
> > The alias ... statements take effect only when I use su or login
> > directly as root.
> >
> >
> > OK, here's the problem. Direct login as root or normal user works
> > aok. xterm under xfce, or konsole under kde ignores the aliases
> > during initial login; you have to manually issue source
> /etc/profile.
> > It's not just my profile - any aliases you put in the profile will
> be
> > ignored.
> >
> > How can I slay this beast?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Collins Richey
>
> Interesting, on my system (vectorlinux 2.0):
>
> /etc/profile has exports and paths that work and an alias that
> doesn't
> /etc/bashrc has exports and aliai that work
> ~/.bashrc sources /etc/bashrc
> /etc/profile is not sourced
>
> Try putting the aliai in /etc/bashrc and source it from ~/.bashrc
>
Same results
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Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed
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