Re: Diff window managers for diff users
-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Weytjens <jan@sonycom.com>
To: Daniel Martin at cush <dtm12@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
Cc: Krzysztof Adamski <kadamski@netsurf.net>; debian-user@lists.debian.org
<debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: Diff window managers for diff users
>If you use startx, it is also possible to create an .xinitrc file in your
>home directory and specify the window manager to use on the last line as
>follows (you can start by copying the system .xinitrc in (I believe)
>/etc/X11):
>
>exec fvwm2
>
>(or olvwm, etc.)
>
>The man page for X explains this clearly.
I meant the man page for startx.
^^^^^^
>
>hth.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Martin at cush <dtm12@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
>Cc: Krzysztof Adamski <kadamski@netsurf.net>; debian-user@lists.debian.org
><debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>Date: Monday, February 16, 1998 5:15 AM
>Subject: Re: Diff window managers for diff users
>
>
>>David R Baker <dabaker@InfoAve.Net> writes:
>>
>>> Krzysztof Adamski wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi
>>> > What do I have to do to let different users on the same machine use
>>> > different window mamager?
>>> >
>>> > I have installed afterstep, and my wife was using it, but leter I
added
>>> > fvwm2, now she wants after step back, but I want to use fvwm2.
>>> >
>>> > K
>>>
>>> If you and your wife log on as distinct users with distinct home
>>> directories,
>>> then you can have different ".xsession" files. This file, if present,
>>> will determine
>>> what window manager is used. There is a default one somewhere under
>>> /etc/X11 that is
>>> used if it not present.
>>
>>To be a bit more explicit about what is needed, and what happens:
>>When xdm starts a session (i.e. once someone logs in successfully) it
>>simply executes the file /etc/X11/Xsession - this file does some
>>standard things (involving setting X resources, among other things),
>>and then, depending either on whether or not the user has a .xsession
>>file in their home directory, exec's .xsession or exec's the default
>>window manager (which will be the first window manager listed in
>>/etc/X11/window-managers that exists).
>>
>>So, if a certain user wants to use a certain window manager instead of
>>the default, they should create a ~/.xsession file with the line:
>>exec afterstep
>>(or 'exec fvwm2' or whatever) and make this file executable with
>>chmod:
>> chmod a+rx .xsession
>>
>>.xsession files can also be used to do certain setup things - start
>>specific X programs each time one logs in, start ssh-agent (for those
>>who use ssh), etc.; note that some of these setup parameters are often
>>best left to the window manager, and the details on how to set up each
>>window manager vary from wm to wm.
>>
>>
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