auto launching a script upon login

[Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D.]

Agreed...

Which initialization file to use is dependent upon what is is you are
trying to launch. 

Three come to mind:	
        * .bash-profile
        * .xinitrc
        * .xsession

-Joseph

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On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 11:23 -0400, Mark Guertin wrote:
> This may not be the best route if it's an X11 based program.   
> Modifying the .bash_profile would mean that the demo would launch (or  
> attempted to launch) every time you initiate a new {x,k,e}term or  
> login in runlevel 3 (non-graphical).
> 
> Mark
> 
> On May 16, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote:
> 
> > Or modify the default user's .bash_profile
> >
> >         # .bash_profile
> >
> >         # Get the aliases and functions
> >         if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
> >                 . ~/.bashrc
> >         fi
> >
> >         # User specific environment and startup programs       <=====
> >
> >         PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
> >
> >         export PATH
> >         unset USERNAME
> >
> > -Joseph
> > ======================================================================
> >
> > On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 10:45 -0400, Mark Guertin wrote:
> >
> >> If you're booting into the GUI env (init 5 - which is the default)
> >> then you can probably add this to the ~/.xinitrc file and get what
> >> you want.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> On May 16, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Hartje wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> All,
> >>>    I have a YDL 4.0.1 laptop that automatically logs a user in on
> >>> startup. Does anyone know of a config file I can use to launch a
> >>> set of scripts when that user logs in. The machine is slated to be
> >>> a demo machine and thus I want the process to be as simple as
> >>> possible. I have a top level script TOP_LEVEL.sh that I'd like to
> >>> be run as soon as my default user logs in. Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance.
> >>> Jon
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