I have a script that I want to execute when I log into GNOME. What is the file which will allow me to start my script when I log in as myself?

System->Preferences->Sessions inside of gnome and then browse to find the script. I don't know where the actual text based config file is though.

Hope that helps.

thanks for the advice. I have learned that you can just put your script into /etc/init.d/ and then create a link the /etc/rc.d/ directory and use an S (start) or K (kill) in the beginning of the name and it will get carried out according the runlevel that you want it to execute in. The problem that I am having now is that my script is not running and when I try and locate any error messages under /var/log/messages I dont see any error messages. Do you know of where the error output from /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S98test_script(the name of my script)? I have tested my scipt and it works fine but when it executes under /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S98test_script it doesnt work! Does anybody have any clue how to see why the script is not executing?

um... are you sure that init.d isn't for when you boot up?

You are correct in that the /etc/init.d has the scripts that are used during the boot process but what controls when they boot are in different directories such as rc1.d - rc6.d. I am still trying to figure out why my scripts does not execute when gnome is started!

ya... rc.d's are for boot scripts.

1. Your system boots up
2. You get gdm/xdm(login screen)
3. You load up the gnome desktop

If something in listed in rc.d it get executed at step one, not step 3. I think I'm still confused as to what you are trying to do.

I want a script to execute and load up an application when I see the desktop. I know about->System->Preferences->Sessions. What files is control Sessions?

Same question here, it's a very old post but the first google hit for "gnome startup script". Any one knows where that configuration file may be?
Thanks!