Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > Happy Holidays, > > I have a 2 part question and as always I'd appreciate any and all > information! > > 1: In my .bash_profile I would like to initiate X everytime I login > at the console but not when logging in remotely. I experience 2 > problems. > > 1. When I merely enter "startx" in .bash_profile I receive a > short delay, then all my usual X stuff but with an error > appearing in every xterm. > > X: you are not authorised to run X server!
This message happens because each xterm is a "login session" and therefore the bash reads .bash_profile and executes 'startx'. > 2. Secondly, I wish to start the Xserver only when at my computer > so I tried to enter this into my .bash_profile and I can't get > it to work. What is wrong with it? > > if [ "$TERM" = "console" ]; then > "startx -- -bpp 16" > fi The TERM environment variable describes the terminal "type" rather than the device. It isn't what you want. What you want is: if expr `/usr/bin/tty` : '/dev/tty[0-9]'; then exec startx -- -bpp 16 fi (Make sure you put this *last* in the file.) Better yet, don't do this at all. Use xdm. It really isn't that scary to set up and solves all these problems *much* more gracefully in addition to closing the security hole of having to make the X server set-userid root. > 2: I am also requesting suggestions for a study guide/brain candy > type book on TCP/IP networking. If any of the Linux/*nix gurus or > senior system administrators would make a suggestion I'd appreciate > it. I the series called something like 'TCP/IP ...' written by Douglas Comer. I can give you ISBN if you want. Let me know today and I'll write it down when I go home. It's a three-volume set but just vol. 1 or maybe also vol. 2 should more than satisfy your needs and desires. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
