> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > after starting vnc and starting an xterm it re- runs my > .cshrc and sets > display variable back to my old home display, how do I stop > that so that > things run from command line with out having to reset the DISPLAY > variable?
You make several huge errors: 1: Never, Never just set environment settings in .cshrc; donnot use `setenv` in .cshrc without proper tests if it realy needs to be altered. you should use .login for that. If that one is not run (because it is not used as a login shell) then an other file (.dtlogin for CDE for example) is ther to set environment variables. Your window manager or display manager has a suitable file for setting environment variables. Detail: most of these files use borne-shell syntax: `set variable=value` followed by `export variable`. 2: Never, Never hardcode the setting of $DISPLAY in a login or resource script. If it needs to be altered, be sure you don't spoil a working value: use decent tests around it. Be sure to check both the hostname and the display number separatly. If bad $DISPLAY values are due to remote logins (telnet, rsh, rlogin and such) there are suitable alternate tools (xrsh and xon are the ones that come to mind). If the remote logon is `ssh`, that has an even beter alternate, check the documentation for details. Hence, your solution is NOT to set the $DISPLAY variable in the .cshrc file. If you start `xterm -display host:24.7` then xterm will provide the proper $DISPLAY variable. Expect that to be good. CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
