X sessions and login shells

[qd989]

James Wilkinson Wrote: 
> 

> Are you using GNOME Terminal?

> 

> If so, you might want to select the Edit menu, the Current Profile

> option, the Title and Command tab, and see what "Run command as a
> login

> shell" does for you.

> 

> Hope this helps,

> 

> James.

> 



YES! that is a huge tip. Thanks a million!



Out of curiosity, where does gnome pick up the defaults? 



I put changes in /etc/profile and they were/are never picked up. I even
resorted to a windows-sytle reboot :-/



j


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