13 Mar
2000
13 Mar
'00
10:10 a.m.
If you mean that when you open an xterm window, the users' .profile isn't being read, then you need to add the "-ls" parameter to the xterm command. This tells xterm to startup as if it were a Login Shell and will read all startup info.
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> Hi,
>
> We started creating user accounts with their home folders on the filer 720. But the new users are unable to set the environment
> as they login. The problem is the terminal doesnot read the .profile in the home folder though .profile exists and the
> user owns it. But when we remsh to some other system or the same system the .profile is working. When the user logs in from
> the Xterm this problem occurs. Please let us know what is the problem.
>