Need to Write a Script: Some Help

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baigsabeeh · Post by **baigsabeeh** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:07 pm

Hi, folks! I want to write a script that will basically act as a text-based login manager that local (/etc/init.d/local) will run. I want to be able to input the user, print the session choices, and select the desired session. I also want to be able to enter a series of sessions on the first run, and I want to be able to enter a new session, if I install another window manager or desktop environment. Is this possible to do using Bash scripting? If not, then what would be the best way to write this? Can it be done as a script? Do you guys have any other ideas and advice?

Wietze · Post by **Wietze** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:27 pm

I'd use the default login and run it automatically after that.
then do the rest with a little bash scripting.

bunder · Post by **bunder** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:53 pm

Moved from Off the Wall to Portage & Programming.

baigsabeeh · Post by **baigsabeeh** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:12 am

This is what I have so far. I haven't implemented the session input feature yet, but I'm having some trouble. The script runs fine, except that the series of commands to get a dwm session running don't work right. The problem is that the dwm-session.sh file executes after X runs, so it can't find a display to run on. Is there a way I can fix this? I don't want to use the startx file because that defeats the purpose of this script.

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#!/bin/bash

# Read and assign choice to a.
echo "1. Xfce"
echo "2. dwm"
echo "Please enter selection: "

read a

# If choice is 1, then run Xfce.
if [ "$a" -eq 1 ]
then
  startxfce4
fi 

# If choice is 2, then run dwm.
if [ "$a" -eq 2 ]
then 
  X;  exec /home/sabeeh/Programming/Bash-scripts/dwm-session.sh
fi