Re: Doing 'XDM'

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

AHHHHH, I will play with that.

Thanks

On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost> wrote:
>
> 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.
>