Re: Doing 'XDM'

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost (Todd Gruhn) writes:

>I got it working, when I log in, this happens:
>'gandalf$ '  ---> '$'
>How do I set PS? A specific .* file?


Your .profile isn't executed when you log in with xdm.

One possibility is to treat every terminal (xterm) as a login
terminal where the shell executes the .profile. Most people
find that confusing, but it has the advantage that a changed
profile is used by any new xterm.

The more common method is to set a profile for the whole
xdm session and let environment variables be inherited by
the window manager any process launched from it.

The latter is done by providing your own custom $HOME/.xsession
file that replaces the system /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
(or /usr/pkg/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession with modular X).

The session file is not a profile script. Easiest is to copy the
system file and adapt it.