Re: gdm and /etc/X11/Xsession.d
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 03:44:29PM +0000, T o n g wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:27:32 +0000, T o n g wrote:
>
> >>> Forgot to stress that the script works just fine.
> >>
> >> The scripts in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ are sourced by Xsession, not
> >> executed. Try sourcing your script from another file and see if it
> >> still works.
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> > Yes, it still works. What else can I troubleshoot this?
>
> Just realized that it's more a gdm issue than a /etc/X11/Xsession.d/
> issue, because further troubleshooting reveals that none of the files
> under /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ are executed when gdm starts X.
>
> Is it so? Can somebody confirm this?
>
> What should I do to start an app when X starts, which is started by gdm,
> even before a user logs in?
>
I'm not sure if this helps, but there is /etc/gdm/PreSession.
Presumably you can also have a user-specific version of this file.
-Rob
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