session manager and user environment in XFCE4

[Olivier Fourdan]

Hi all,

Easy answer.

The gdm script installed by xfce4 launches startxfce4.

startxfce4 either run the sysconfig xinitrc (depends on where you
installed it, I install it in /etc/xfce4/ (same goes for the RPMS I
build) or the xinitrc in $HOME/.xinitrc

So, to add stuff to the startup script, simply copy the one from
/etc/xfce4/xinitrc (adjust the path to your install) to $HOME/.xfce4 and
make it executable.

Then edit $HOME/.xnitrc and add what you want.

There is no need to tweak gdm/kdm files.

Cheers,
Olivier.

On Fri, 2003-07-11 at 11:53, Jasper Huijsmans wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:48:57 +0700
> "Agi Subagio" <agi.subagio at saranaasiaraya.com> wrote:
> 
> > > What about creating a script and calling it - with the "sleep"
> > > command in it...keep in mind that if you're starting X from a
> > > console, .xinitrc is what is called - and if you're starting from
> > > GDM/KDM/XDM, the.xsession is called...so having the same data in
> > > both files (or just nail down the one that you're actually using)
> > > should help...
> > 
> > Do you have any example for this?
> > I have the same content in .xinitrc and .xsession file, but still
> > won't work... :(
> > I'm starting with graphical (init 5) setting.
> > 
> > > Are these variables something you might want to include in the
> > > /etc/profile so that they're system wide, or is this strictly per
> > > user?
> > 
> > This is only for some user.
> > 
> > I want to use linux for some user with a little knowledge of using
> > computer. We have a custom application that run on linux.
> > Everytime he turn on his machine, the system will automatically login
> > with his username and password.
> > After that, our custom application will come up immediately without
> > his interuption.
> > I can do that with GNOME/KDE, but those desktop env is heavier and
> > longer to load than XFCE4.
> > 
> > So.. what should I do next?
> > 
> 
> Perhaps, if you use gdm and don't use the Default session, but the XFce4
> one, you will need to put the stuff you want to do in the gdm script. I
> never can remember where it is located though ...
> 
> 	Jasper
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