No file sourced in non-login shells
In login shells, no problem : /etc/profile and ~/.profile are sourced. But in non-login shells (xterm in XOrg), they aren't. The $HOME variable isn't even set.
I'm using Fluxbox and the Bourne shell (/bin/sh). The only user is root, with autologin.
How to tell if in login or non-login shell : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/237672
How can I fix it ?
Platform : x86, Buildroot, Busybox, Xorg, Fluxbox, Busybox init
linux xorg xterm busybox
asked Jan 24 at 9:40
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In login shells, no problem : /etc/profile and ~/.profile are sourced. But in non-login shells (xterm in XOrg), they aren't. The $HOME variable isn't even set.
I'm using Fluxbox and the Bourne shell (/bin/sh). The only user is root, with autologin.
How to tell if in login or non-login shell : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/237672
How can I fix it ?
Platform : x86, Buildroot, Busybox, Xorg, Fluxbox, Busybox init
linux xorg xterm busybox
asked Jan 24 at 9:40
dplampdplamp
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In login shells, no problem : /etc/profile and ~/.profile are sourced. But in non-login shells (xterm in XOrg), they aren't. The $HOME variable isn't even set.
I'm using Fluxbox and the Bourne shell (/bin/sh). The only user is root, with autologin.
How to tell if in login or non-login shell : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/237672
How can I fix it ?
Platform : x86, Buildroot, Busybox, Xorg, Fluxbox, Busybox init
linux xorg xterm busybox
asked Jan 24 at 9:40
dplampdplamp
1114
In login shells, no problem : /etc/profile and ~/.profile are sourced. But in non-login shells (xterm in XOrg), they aren't. The $HOME variable isn't even set.
I'm using Fluxbox and the Bourne shell (/bin/sh). The only user is root, with autologin.
How to tell if in login or non-login shell : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/237672
How can I fix it ?
Platform : x86, Buildroot, Busybox, Xorg, Fluxbox, Busybox init
linux xorg xterm busybox
linux xorg xterm busybox
asked Jan 24 at 9:40
dplampdplamp
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asked Jan 24 at 9:40
dplampdplamp
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I think I fixed it. I was calling startx from a /etc/init.d/rcS script, so of course, there was no previous login environment to propagate. Now, I call startx from /etc/profile.d/startx.sh, only if X is not running.
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I think I fixed it. I was calling startx from a /etc/init.d/rcS script, so of course, there was no previous login environment to propagate. Now, I call startx from /etc/profile.d/startx.sh, only if X is not running.
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I think I fixed it. I was calling startx from a /etc/init.d/rcS script, so of course, there was no previous login environment to propagate. Now, I call startx from /etc/profile.d/startx.sh, only if X is not running.
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I think I fixed it. I was calling startx from a /etc/init.d/rcS script, so of course, there was no previous login environment to propagate. Now, I call startx from /etc/profile.d/startx.sh, only if X is not running.
answered Feb 1 at 16:09
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I think I fixed it. I was calling startx from a /etc/init.d/rcS script, so of course, there was no previous login environment to propagate. Now, I call startx from /etc/profile.d/startx.sh, only if X is not running.
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