> 
> I need to execute some commands each time a user logs in or out of the
> system, on a per-user basis. How can I do it regardless of which login
> method is used:
> 
> a) a KDE/GNOME/whatever session from the usual graphical login
>    as comes with RH;
> b) a console login;
> c) an ssh login from a remote computer;
> d) can't think of anything else at the moment...

PAM (may require a little programming from you).

> While (b) and (c) can be handled from sth like ~/.bashrc or
> ~/.bash_logout or whatever comes with the shell-of-the-day, (a) does
> not invoke any shell. On the other hand, X is already running by the
> time a user logs in via (a), I guess, so .xinitrc is not useful here.
> 
> Suggestions? Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> "If it ain't broken, it has not got enough features yet."
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