onlogin file

chrismiceli · 10-28-2002, 06:37 PM

is there a file that will execute all the commands when that user log on. i tried the rc.local file but it didn't execute them, booted just as normal. thanx in advanced.

trickykid · 10-28-2002, 07:57 PM

What do you mean, execute all the commands ??

chrismiceli · 10-28-2002, 09:37 PM

sorry, bad wording. I am wondering if there is a file i could put commands in that it will execute when someone logs on. Like if i wanted to execute a program everytime i loged in, i want it to be executed instead of me typing it ever log on.

trickykid · 10-28-2002, 11:00 PM

I believe you could place this in the users .bashrc or .bash_profile file. And if you want it to start when they start X, it could go in the .xinitrc file.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, cause I usually just type the program I want to run.