Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Andras Lorincz wrote: > Maybe this helps: I'm using kdm and if I want .xsession to be executed then > at the session menu choose default, maybe it's similar in gdm. Yes. The .xsession file is only used with the default session. If you pick kde or gnome then it avoids the user's personal files e

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-15 Thread Bill Marcum
> On 9/10/05, Jim Seymour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. > > I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan > > Daemon) when I log into my box. The file is executable and > > allow-

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-14 Thread Andras Lorincz
Maybe this helps: I'm using kdm and if I want .xsession to be executed then at the session menu choose default, maybe it's similar in gdm.On 9/10/05, Jim Seymour <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Hi All,Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. I have tried to no avail to get

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-12 Thread Joachim Fahnenmüller
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 06:49:35PM -0400, Jim Seymour wrote: > (...) > I am using gdm to start Gnome. I tried the .xinitrc file instead of > .xsession. I get the same resultthe plan daemon still does not > start. I can execute either one from the command line and they will load > pland. Ot

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-12 Thread Bob Proulx
Jim Seymour wrote: > I am using gdm to start Gnome. I tried the .xinitrc file instead of > .xsession. I get the same resultthe plan daemon still does not > start. I can execute either one from the command line and they will load > pland. Other ideas Try the suggestion I posted in my o

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-11 Thread Jim Seymour
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 04:14:49PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Jim Seymour wrote: > > >Hi All, > > > >Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. > >I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan > >Daemon) when I log into my box. The file i

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-10 Thread Bob Proulx
Jim Seymour wrote: > Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. > I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan > Daemon) when I log into my box. The file is executable and > allow-user-xsession is set in /etc/X11/Xsession.options. The contents

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-10 Thread Joachim Fahnenmüller
Hi Jim, On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 05:54:08PM -0400, Jim Seymour wrote: > Hi All, > > Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. > I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan > Daemon) when I log into my box. The file is executable and > allow-

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-09 Thread Jim Seymour
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 04:14:49PM -0600, Cameron Matheson wrote: > Jim Seymour wrote: > > >Hi All, > > > >Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. > >I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan > >Daemon) when I log into my box. The file i

Re: .xsession problem

2005-09-09 Thread Cameron Matheson
Jim Seymour wrote: Hi All, Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates. I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan Daemon) when I log into my box. The file is executable and allow-user-xsession is set in /etc/X11/Xsession.options. The conte

Re: .xsession problem with WDM amd/or WindowMaker

1999-09-20 Thread Martyn Pearce
Salman Ahmed writes: | usermod -G dip ssahmed Be wary of that. I believe that the -G option *resets* the extra groups (not the defualt group); so, if ssahmed was previously a member of,say audio, that will be undone. Mx.

Re: .xsession problem with WDM amd/or WindowMaker

1999-09-18 Thread Salman Ahmed
On Sat September 18, Brad wrote : > > Yes, you do have to run the window manager explicitly if you use an > .xsession file. > > You can have your .xsession use /etc/X11/window-managers, though. Just > place this at the bottom of your .xsession (code shamelessly ripped from > /etc/X11/Xsess

Re: .xsession problem with WDM amd/or WindowMaker

1999-09-18 Thread Brad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > Do I have to start up WindowMaker from my .xsession file (as > I do for RedHat) or is it enough to rely on > /etc/X11/window-managers ? Yes, you do have to run the window manager explicitly if you use an .xsession file

Re: .xsession problem: The Next Generation

1999-08-01 Thread egm2
On 31 Jul, Carl Fink wrote: | Eric G. Miller wrote: | | > gnome-session will remember your window manager, and other programs you | > have running. | | The thing is, according to the Debian page at gnome.org, gnome-session | will sometimes lose all your customizations. I act

Re: .xsession problem: The Next Generation

1999-07-31 Thread Carl Fink
Eric G. Miller wrote: > gnome-session will remember your window manager, and other programs you > have running. The thing is, according to the Debian page at gnome.org, gnome-session will sometimes lose all your customizations. I actually tried gnome-session once and it worked okay, but that war

Re: .xsession problem: The Next Generation

1999-07-31 Thread egm2
On 31 Jul, Carl Fink wrote: Try doing this: 1. Login to Xwindows as you now have it. 2. At the command line, execute 'gnome-name-service &' 3. Then execute, 'gmc &', 'panel &', 'gnome-session &' 4. Now edit your .xsession, to read like: #!/bin/sh exec gnome-session gnome

Re: .xsession problem: The Next Generation

1999-07-31 Thread P. van Tilburg
On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 10:11:56AM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > And I fixed it. I also modified my .xsession file as suggested at > www.gnome.org, so it looked like this: > > > /usr/bin/gnome-terminal & > /usr/bin/X11/icewm-gnome & > /usr/bin/panel > > Adding either of the other lines (or trying