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#1 2007-01-14 10:28:48
- alikas
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/etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
My /etc/rc.local content is:
#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script.
#
icewm
My inittab is:
#
# /etc/inittab
#
# Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot
id:3:initdefault:
rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/6 linux
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
x:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon
# End of file
And not start icewm, then I turn on computer like say in http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Start_X_at_boot:
Putting startxfce4 in /etc/rc.local is also an option, but note that both X and xfce (or the WM/DE of your choice) will start as super-user, which is generally not recommended.
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#2 2007-01-14 11:29:13
- tomk
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Re: /etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
Starting any WM/DE (not just xfce4) from rc.local is a bad idea - as the wiki says, they will run as root, which you do not want to do.
Forget about rc.local, and use either of the other two methods described on that page.
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#3 2007-01-14 11:33:30
- alikas
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Re: /etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
Why not good idea?
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#4 2007-01-14 13:50:29
- yankees26
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Re: /etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
Starting any WM/DE (not just xfce4) from rc.local is a bad idea - as the wiki says, they will run as root, which you do not want to do.
He says why it is a bad idea right there.
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#5 2007-01-14 17:44:15
- appolito
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Re: /etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
Running WM/DE as root is really bad idea. But you can use sudo(8) to run icewm under different user account.
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#6 2007-01-15 12:33:15
- alikas
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Re: /etc/rc.local not start icewm at bootup
Thanks!
Goodlock!
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