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user124
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PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2002 10:45 am    Post subject: user env not read when starting xfce via kdm Reply with quote

hi, ive the following problem:
Code:

bash-2.05a$ kmix &
[1] 3324
bash-2.05a$ bash: kmix: command not found

[1]+  Exit 127                kmix
bash-2.05a$ whoami
cam
bash-2.05a$ su - cam
Password:
cam@campus cam $ kmix &
[1] 3330
cam@campus cam $ ERROR: KUniqueApplication: Can't determine DISPLAY. Aborting.

[1]+  Exit 255                kmix
cam@campus cam $ !expo
export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
cam@campus cam $ kmix &
[1] 3332
cam@campus cam $ _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root
DCOPServer up and running.

[1]+  Done                    kmix
cam@campus cam $


ive started xfce via kdm and it seems that no environment-variables were given to xfce.

can anyone help out?

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mikaelu
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Joined: 04 May 2002
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Location: Sweden/Hjo

PostPosted: Sun May 12, 2002 3:04 pm    Post subject: Env Reply with quote

Happend to me too....

Start xterm (or xfterm) with the switch -ls. It will then read your .bash_profile.
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