Re: environment (/etc/profile) and X

[Ray Strode <rstrode redhat com>]

Hi,

> it's really a 
> manifestation of the fact that logging in via xdm/gdm/kdm starts a 
> session which never invokes a login shell, and so /etc/profile is never 
> read -
That doesn't sound right.  When GDM starts a user, /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
should get run which does start a login shell.  Could you file a bug
about this please?

--Ray Strode