Re: Login script!
On Sat, Aug 07, 1999 at 08:44:30PM +0200, Rudy Broersma wrote:
> Is it possible that Linux executes a script file when a user logs on?
> So for example, if user RUDY logs on, it executes the /home/rudy/script
> file, and when ROOT logs on, it executes the /root/script file!
your shell takes care of this for you. Note the bash manpage ('man
bash') for the specifics of what it executes and when, but the summary
is this:
if a shell is a login shell (like when you sit down and LOG IN) it
executes:
/etc/profile
~/.bash_profile
~/.bash_login
~/.profile
(note: login shells execute ~/.bash_logout when they exit)
if it is not a login shell (typically, xterms use non-login shells --
as a general, but not universal rule, if you need a password to start
it, it's a login shell), it executes:
~/.bashrc
Other shells have equivalent files, but you'll have to look in the
manpages for the details.
-Michael
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