When a user logs on to *nix, the contents of the password file is read, and
in there, there is an instruction on which shell to run. You can point that to
any program. So you may like to write a wrapper that all users log in to which
examines the username and takes action accordingly.
For the record, I thing bash reads /etc/profile.
On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:58, you wrote:
> This seems like a simple query, but I have yet to figure out how to use a
> script to determine if XServer is running on a particular machine. I need
> a .login file that will startx upon login unless the user is using
> rlogin/telnet or su -. We're using X4.03, Redhat Linux 6.2 kernel
> 2.2.19 Details below:
> Here are my requirements: A single XServer that will startx in a different
> color depth depending on the user. Some users need 8 bit and some need 16
> bit color depth. Would like for these machines to automatically startx
> unless the user is remotely logging in via rlogin/telnet/su -.
> Here's the current setup:
> We use tcsh for all users, root uses bash.
> We do not run under xdm due to the fact that different users have to start
> in different color depths and I haven't found a way to for a single XServer
> to startx in different color depths under xdm. We use .login files and
> startx -- -depth 8 or depth 16, depending on the user.
> Currently there is a check in the .login file to check the return code for
> $REMOTEHOST. This .login script works to allow rlogin and telnet users to
> access a machine and X won't try to start. su - into a machine still tries
> to start x, I believe because su - uses bash and bash doesn't read the
> .login file. I've tried checking $DISPLAY, but that value is getting set
> before XServer starts, so the return code never fails and startx is never
> performed.
>
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