Re: A question about login shells

2005-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Mike Hernandez wrote these words on 08/22/05 19:56 CST: > maybe someone else has the cluebat handy? I do the following and it works for me to provide a consistent access to all my preferred login settings, regardless whether a login or non-login shell: create a .profile [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ~ > c

Re: A question about login shells

2005-08-22 Thread Mike Hernandez
On 8/22/05, Kevin Somervill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Hernandez wrote: > > by default xterm doesnt start as a login shell. try xterm -ls > > I did that first, then found the Xdefaults entry. My concern is that > somewhere along the way I goofed. Or maybe this has always been taken > care

Re: A question about login shells

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Somervill
Mike Hernandez wrote: by default xterm doesnt start as a login shell. try xterm -ls I did that first, then found the Xdefaults entry. My concern is that somewhere along the way I goofed. Or maybe this has always been taken care of for me and I just didn't notice. ./ks -- http://linuxfroms

Re: A question about login shells

2005-08-22 Thread Mike Hernandez
On 8/22/05, Kevin Somervill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any suggestions or explanations for this behavior? by default xterm doesnt start as a login shell. try xterm -ls Mike -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscri

A question about login shells

2005-08-22 Thread Kevin Somervill
Hello, So I followed the BLFS 6.0 procedure and I have an unexpected environment "detail". When I login via a VT, I get the usual shell with a prompt like wizard:~ [ksomervi] $ per the setting of PS1 as expected. However, when I startx or login through xdm to twm or xfce, any terminal windo