On Thursday 08 March 2001 04:18, you wrote:
> Steve Young wrote:
> > i installed fortune-mod-1.2.1-1.i386.rpm and now every time i log in
> > or run a shell script it pops up a fortune, i can't figure out how to
> > turn it off but still keep it on my system anyone ever have this
> > problem or know a fix?
> >
> > --
> > registered linux user #190334
>
> I suspect that it put an entry into your shell configuration file,
> which would be /home/user/.bashrc if you're using bash, and (I think)
> /home/user/.login in you're using tcsh. Try editing those files, or
> whatever your system uses in their place.
>
> Also, it may have added itself into the "primal" version of such file
> /etc/skel/.bashrc, or into the etc/zlogin file. I would suggest having
> a look at both of those as well.
>
There is a file in /etc/profile.d that needs to be deleted. IIRC it is
fortune.sh (or fortune.csh)
--
Alex
Kernel Panic is General Failure's second in command
