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- From: mcook@fendahl.dev.cdx.mot.com (Michael Cook)
- Subject: Re: dxsession beginner help??
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- References: <1992Aug14.095847.4809@sdz01.uu.ch>
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 18:20:17 GMT
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- steve@sdz01.uu.ch () writes:
-
- >1. I have some users who should only be permitted to run a particular
- >program. Normally I would replace the shell program in /etc/passwd
- >with the permitted program. Unfortunately, after logging in through
- >the dxprompter, "something" apparently happens (no error or warning
- >message) and I am immediately returned to the login prompter. If I su
- >to the user from another account, everything works as planned, but
- >obviously that's not going to work.
-
- I seem to remember that the session manager (dxsession) starts the window
- manager (dxwm, normally) by doing $SHELL -c dxwm, where $SHELL was extracted
- from /etc/passwd. The shell you've selected for these users is probably
- refusing to run their window manager.
-
- Michael.
-