On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 03:07:50PM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've got a command I run as a regular user that works just fine
> > from the command line but when I put it in my ~.xinitrc it
> > doesn't work
>
> "Doesn't work"? In what way?
>
It doesn't load the pic.
> > the command is -
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetbg -onroot -at 0,0 /home/kent/img.jpg
> > The file also contains "fvwm" to load the window manager.
> >
> > Permissions for .xinitrc -
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 kent kent 118 Dec 4 21:13 .xinitrc
> >
> > Why isn't this working for me?
>
> Do you also have a ~/.xsession file? If you're using a display manager
> (xdm/gdm/kdm/wdm) rather than startx, ~/.xsession is read rather than
> ~/.xinitrc.
>
I use startx.
kent
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