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Re: .xsession problem



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 is executable and
> >allow-user-xsession is set in /etc/X11/Xsession.options. The contents of
> >the .xsession are:
> >
> >exec pland (I have tried it with and without exec)
> >
> >Any ideas where I have gone wrong? I thought I followed the Debian
> >Reference.
> > 
> >
> I think xsession is only for use w/ xdm.  Are you using gdm or startx? 
> In that case you may need to use the file .xinitrc.  I generally just 
> make a symlink from one to the other.
>

Thanks Cameron,

I am using gdm. I am going to give .xinitrc a try.

Jim Seymour

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