Re: .xsession problem

From: Cameron Matheson (cameron.matheson_at_fjcomm.com)
Date: 09/10/05

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To: Jim Seymour <bluejay@speedfactory.net>

    Jim Seymour wrote:

    >Hi All,
    >
    >Running Debian Etch on an AMD Athalon box with all the current updates.
    >I have tried to no avail to get a .xsession file to launch pland (Plan
    >Daemon) when I log into my box. The file is executable and
    >allow-user-xsession is set in /etc/X11/Xsession.options. The contents of
    >the .xsession are:
    >
    >exec pland (I have tried it with and without exec)
    >
    >Any ideas where I have gone wrong? I thought I followed the Debian
    >Reference.
    >
    >
    I think xsession is only for use w/ xdm. Are you using gdm or startx?
    In that case you may need to use the file .xinitrc. I generally just
    make a symlink from one to the other.

    Good luck,
    Cameron Matheson 

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