Fortune on after login

seppe · 06-12-2003, 12:53 PM

How can I display a quote from Fortune after a user is logged in (locally). I know it's something with /etc/rc.d/rc.local, but when I add

Code:

/usr/games/fortune

there, it doesn't display anything

So how can I fix thing?

thanks

tcaptain · 06-12-2003, 12:55 PM

I did this last week, I editted the file

.bash_profile and added /usr/games/fortune there.

Works for me.

seppe · 06-12-2003, 12:58 PM

And eeh .. where do I find this file?

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:02 PM

btw, it's on Red hat 9

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:07 PM

nevermind, I found the file
thanks!

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:16 PM

Oh but (hmm I'm talking to myself again) I want to have a quote when I open a Terminal in my XWindows! How do I do THAT?!

Thanks

tcaptain · 06-12-2003, 01:21 PM

Do that, it will give you the quote when you open a terminal also.

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:24 PM

Hmm strange, I don't .. or do I have to reboot? :s

tcaptain · 06-12-2003, 01:26 PM

I don't know...it works for me.

your console should be running your .bash_profile whenever it comes up.

Did you edit the .bash_profile file in your home directory? ie: /home/username?

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:30 PM

yes, the quote shows up when I open my console (I mean for example 'control F1') or when I log in with SSH or Telnet. But NOT when I open my terminal emulation program in X (Gnome).

Weird ...

tcaptain · 06-12-2003, 01:34 PM

yes weird...because for me, it does show up...I can open 6 or 7 Eterm consoles and I see a different fortune.

Although I just checked...if I use RXVT, it doesn't...so it looks like the TYPE of console you use matters...try Eterm to see.

seppe · 06-12-2003, 01:37 PM

ok thanks :-)