RE: .bash_profile and TCP/IP

I'm not sure that I'm doing this right, as I am new to the list thing, so bear with me. 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

Re: .bash_profile and TCP/IP

Ian Keith Setford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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. > How about using xdm? It will give a X login at the console. Edit /etc/X11/config to

Re: .bash_profile and TCP/IP

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 > prob

Re: .bash_profile and TCP/IP

I believe you can do this by something like the following: if [ "`tty | grep -v ttyp`" != "" ]; then startx fi but I would test it first by replacing startx with echo "hello world". Note, try echo $TERM to see why your other solution didn't work (should be linux). This eliminates the pr

.bash_profile and TCP/IP

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 "st