Re: executing script after an x session

From: Menno Duursma (menno_at_desktop.local)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:07:02 GMT

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:43:26 +0200, bmgz5000 wrote:

> is their a way to execute a script ie. logout script after the user has
> exited XFree86?

Dunno. Read on.

> I setup .bshrc to "startx" for a particular user and want them to logout
> after clicking "logout" from the kde menu..

`.bashrc' is for non login shells -
use `.bash_profile', `.profile' or `.bash_login' instead ("man bash").

As root:

echo "startx && logout" >~user_name/.bash_profile
touch ~user_name/.bash_login ~user_name/.profile
echo "clear" >~user_name/.bash_logout

Make sure any xterm's the user can start are not called whith the `-ls'
flag - otherwise another X-server will get spawn.

> unless I just edit "logout" entry on the kde menu. to kill X then "sleep 4"
> then "exit"?

This seems ugly - may work though. 

-- 
-Menno.

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