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*brutally* stumped by /etc/profile behavior in Knoppix Mark Gilmore Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:15:45 -0800

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:15:45 -0800

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When the "knoppix" user is logged at in boot up, /etc/profile is executed.
I am trying to make it execute ecs in a terminal window (xterm, konsole, etc).

My /etc/profile command is:
         /home/knoppix/startup.sh &

startup.sh:
         cd /home/knoppix
         sleep 120 (wait to *assure* that X-windows has started)
         xterm -e ecs.bin & > trace.lis 2>&1
         ps -aux > trace.lis

I *know* that startup.sh *is* executing, as I have traced the execution of 
every line.
But the xterm command does *nothing*.
It reports *no* errors.
The process list shows *no* xterm.
ecs.bin is *not* executed (no logs exist).
If I manually execute startup.sh, it works fine.
??????
Thanks,

Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com 

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