I recently switched to bash. I like to have X start upon login
if I'm on the console, then have the initial shell exit. When I used
tcsh as my login shell, I used this in my .login:
# Start the X server if on the console.
set delay = 3
if (`tty` == /dev/tty1) then
echo "Starting X11 in $delay seconds..."
sleep $delay && (ssh-agent startx >&! /tmp/X11.out-$USER) &
logout
endif
And all was well. But I can't seem to background the same
thing in bash. I don't have a .bash_login, this is in my .bash_profile:
# Start the X server if on the console.
delay=3
if [ $(tty) = /dev/tty1 ]; then
echo "Starting X11 in $delay seconds..."
if sleep $delay; then
ssh-agent startx >/tmp/X11.out-$USER 2>&1 &
logout
fi
fi
But I get the error:
X: you are not authorised to run the X server
If I don't background the command, it works. But I'd like to
logout from tty1, so as not to have a shell sitting there for anyone to
use by switching to that virtual console while X is running. If I run
the same command from the console, it works fine, in the foreground
or in the background.
I've tried all kinds of variations, with subshells, nohup,
without ssh-agent, etc., to no avail. What's different about bash in
this regard. Any suggestions? Thanks...
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Tres Hofmeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.rap.ucar.edu/staff/tres/
Research Applications Program National Center for Atmospheric Research
