On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Chris de Vidal wrote:
> That's something I've never gotten to work - .xinitrc.
> Yes, it is executable (permissions 700). Starting X,
> on any of the distros I've tried (stock installs of
> RedHat 6.0-7.1 or Mandrake 8.0 or Slackware 7.0),
> either ignores the .xinitrc, chokes on it, or ONLY
> starts that program (but I might not have used an &, I
> forget).
>
> It's just downright frustrating when all the docs,
> readmes, guides, and HOWTOS say what to do and I can't
> get it to work. So I've been in the habit of just
> running what I need after I start X.
>
> No, I don't log in as root, and yes, the script works
> if I execute it on its own using normal logins. So
> I'm just mystified.
>
> Would someone out there let me know I am not the only
> one experiencing this?
> CD
I can't speak from experience about the other distros, but I have never
had any problem under Red Hat. For instance:
bluefish ~ $ ls -l .xinitrc
-rw-rw-r-- 1 barlowg barlowg 63 Jun 13 13:20 .xinitrc
bluefish ~ $ cat .xinitrc
xmodmap .xmodmaprc
xset -b b off
#bbkeys -w -i &
exec blackbox
This is under Red Hat 7.1. I have had to make .xsession/.xinitrc
executable before, but apparently its not necessary now.
--
Gregory J. Barlow http://barlow.ncssm.net
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