i'm not sure how it is in ksh, but i know in bash, different files are read 
if you are using a login shell or not.  for example ~/.bash_profile is only 
read if you are starting a login shell, whereas ~/.bashrc is read if you are 
starting a non-login shell. 

as a solution, i just symlink one to the other.  perhaps something similiar 
is happening with you?  X3 could have always started loging shells, X4 does 
not.  or perhaps some config files changed.  anyway, it may be worth a 
closer read at ksh manual. 

hope this helps, 

 --joe 

Lubos Vrbka writes: 

> hi, 
> 
> i've experienced following problem: if i start a new xterm its settings 
> differ from the .profile settings (i use /bin/ksh) - i've got path, ... 
> set ok, but for example stty settings are different (it seems to me that 
> "default"). is i use xterm -ls it's ok. i was trying to set stty in 
> .xinitrc, but it didn't help. where are the defaults stored so i could 
> edit and change them? 
> 
> i've never had these problems in 3.xx X windows - this is X 4.2.0 related. 
> 
> thanks,
> lubos
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