On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 06:30:58AM -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote: > Archaic wrote: > >xdm isn't messing with the path in the way that you think. xdm is it's > >own login prompt. > > Thanks, that's a really good explanation. Same to Simon from the other > reply. I still don't understand why they wouldn't use the standard > login procedure and build the environment from there, but whatever. > > OK, so now I'm convinced that xdm and gdm aren't as evil as I thought, > how can I configure them to mock my /bin/login procedure? Where are the > config files?
The config files are in /etc/X11/xdm. Xsession even has scripting to source profile and ~./bash_profile. > > >Now xterm is another story. While it can (and does) have its own > >environment, that environment should be in addition to the shell > >environment and not in place of it since it is just a vehicle for > >running the shell, not replacing it. > > I agree. Given that it's going to happen whether I moan about it or > not, do you know where the xterm configuration takes place. .Xresources, ~.Xresources and ~.Xdefaults or the parameters attached to the xterm command, but xterm is the 'window' that the shell is operating within. Environments flow through or get replaced throughout the process depending on the config files, but not by xterm IIRC. > > -- > Dan > -- Larry > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
