Re: startx gdm

Mark Grieveson wrote:
Hello. I'm wondering if there is a way to, without using gdm, have x
started, my user logged in, and fluxbox opened, automatically. Perhaps
a script, or something.

Yes. I haven't tested the following, but I believe it will work (it's based on the solution googled at http://www.linux.org.za/Lists-Archives/glug-tech-0511/msg00341.html).

Create a script, say, "/usr/local/bin/sudologin.sh", and put the following into it:
====

#!/bin/bash


/usr/bin/sudo -u YourUserName -H -i

====

("-H" specified for the sudo process to change the home directory to YourUserName's home directory; "-i" specifies the process to simulate an initial login, that is, to run the program specified in /etc/password for this user.)

chmod 755 the script.

Now, in "/etc/inittab", make the following change:

====
# Format:
# <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
#
# Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
# so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run X.
#
#1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
1:2345:respawn:/usr/bin/getty -l sudologin.sh 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
====

Edit "/etc/password" so it looks something like:
====
YourUserName:x:1000:1000:Your Real Name,,,:/home/YourUserName:/usr/bin/startx
====

And finally, edit YourUserName's ~/.xinitrc to have the single line "fluxbox" in it.

Test it, and let us know if it works.

--
Kent


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