Re: xsrc/54851: .profile is not read by sh when using xdm or other login managers

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR xsrc/54851; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: xsrc/54851: .profile is not read by sh when using xdm or other
 login managers
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 07:13:38 +0000

 On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 10:15:00PM +0000, coypu%sdf.org@localhost wrote:
  > Result: ifconfig and ping not in PATH, no tab completion...
 
 This is a property of your .xsession file, or if you don't have one
 the default one.
 
 It looks like nowadays the default xsession file is
 	xrdb -load $HOME/.Xresources
 	exec xsm
 
 and I don't know enough about how xsm works to find its default
 config, but my guess would be that it isn't opening login shells and
 perhaps it should be.
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost