Re: Noobe XDM questions

[Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com>]

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On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 06:25:42PM -0700, Terrence Branscombe wrote:
> Kinda new to Debian, and Linux, so forgive me if this has been covered 
> to death already, but the docs suggest that users can customize an X 
> session simply by placing the '.xsession' file into their home 
> directory.  This is not working for me; adding an .xsession file to my 
> home directory simply causes the XDM login widget to disappear, then 
> reappear.
> 
> I made the .xsession file readable and executable to the group and other 
> users, and tried the simplest of contents:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> xterm &
> 

The problem is I think because you're running xterm in the background,
causing the .xsession file to exit (It has nothing to run). Try taking
the ampersand off of the xterm line, or maybe try running a window
manager?

exec /usr/bin/fluxbox
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