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tom
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Joined: 11 Jun 2002
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Location: Guildford, UK
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 Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2002 11:33 pm Post subject: Which startup files to use?? |
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Hi,
I realise this is probably a very simple question, but all the Linux manuals I read give me different answers:
Firstly, I need to set up fetchmail so that it runs in the background when I certain user logs in. It's only the one user this needs to happen for, so which file to I append to?
Also, I need to set the $MAIL variable for this particular user account, so that the WindowMaker dockapp I use can find my mail box. In case it's important, KDM comes up when my PC boots up, and I use the Waimea window manager.
For some reason I just can't figure this out  ... So someone please help me!
Thanks in advance,
tom. |
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securiteaze
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Joined: 24 Oct 2002
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Location: Tulsa,Oklahoma
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| Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Put it in '.bashrc' in the users home directory
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squanto
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Joined: 20 Apr 2002
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Location: Rochester, NY, USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:05 am Post subject: |
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| securiteaze wrote: | | Put it in '.bashrc' in the users home directory |
Only one problem, .bashrc gets executed everytime you bring up a new gnome-terminal.
Any other suggestions? I need something similar to happen everytime I login to my machine as well. |
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metalhedd
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Joined: 30 May 2002
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Location: Ontario Canada
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| maybe putting it in ~/.xinitrc |
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