Hi group, Yes, I searched through the archives and read some of the comments. However, they don't tell me exactly what's going on...
/etc/profile is read by a login shell, and not by starting an xterm. Of course, so far, so good... However, when I log in to X, doesn't xdm/kdm/gdm run a login shell which then starts xinit or something like that? Apparantly not, because if I export a variable from /etc/profile, I don't see it in X. What does xdm/kdm/gdm do then? So, how do I set a variable like CUPS_SERVER=nebula so that it is set during a console login _and_ during an X login? TIA, David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
