Hello,
I want to run a script after user login (graphical - GNOME login).
In fact I want to change the wireless ip address immediately after user login.
If I run the script from /etc/rc.local it's not good because it seems to be run before user login (the wireless connection and dhclient are run after login).


Where can I run a script after X user login?

I don't want to remove gnome-network applet.

Thanks

Hello,

You can use .bash_profile for that. Add what you need to that file in your home directory. You can also create a file named .bash_login and put the necessary commands in there. Have a look at this thread here at LQ that's about the same thing (starting something at login).

Kind regards,

Eric

Ok, but I think .bash_profile is run when bash (the shell) starts. I don't want to open a terminal to run those commands.

Am I Right?

Hello,

AFAIK .bash_profile (if exists) gets executed right after /etc/profile, so right before logged in (showing prompt or GUI). The order is:
/etc/profile
~/.bash_profile (if exists)
~/.bash_login (if .bash_profile doesn't exist)
./.profile (if none of the other .bash files exist)
./.bashrc (for none-interactive when already logged in)

So, in my opinion it should be good to put it in .bash_profile. I, for example on my laptop have my .bash_profile that holds some commands and they get executed before my login prompt or GUI (depending which console I log in to). This site explains a bit more, and more useful, tells you how you can test it for yourself.

Kind regards,

Eric