rr@csun10.cs.uh.edu (Ravindran Ramachandran) (11/11/89)
A question about DecWindows starting up on a ULTRIX system; is it possible to log into the terminal using the console "etc/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure entry in /etc/ttys, and then startup dxsession? Basically, I want to be able to startup DecWindows *after* logging in, just like I can start up xinit. I want to be able to make the choice of having either X windows, or Dec Windows, running after logging in. Basically, is dxsession similar to xinit? From the entry that I see in /etc/ttys, dxsession does not call X (Xcfb, in my case) but instead has /bin/login do it. Thanks for any pointers, --Ravi- PS: About my previous request for information: there seem to be more people interested in getting 3rd party disks, but very few already using it; I have 10 requests for info but only one reply with the information.
rhare@carina.unm.edu (robert...) (11/11/89)
In article <16729@uhnix1.uh.edu> rr@cs.uh.edu writes: > > A question about DecWindows starting up on a ULTRIX system; >is it possible to log into the terminal using the > >console "etc/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure > >entry in /etc/ttys, and then startup dxsession? Basically, I want >to be able to startup DecWindows *after* logging in, just like I >can start up xinit. I want to be able to make the choice of having >either X windows, or Dec Windows, running after logging in. > > Basically, is dxsession similar to xinit? From the entry that >I see in /etc/ttys, dxsession does not call X (Xcfb, in my case) >but instead has /bin/login do it. > --Ravi- Im not sure if this will help, but we use this entry in ttys to set up temporary guest accounts. You might be able to do something like this to ask a question about the type of enviroment to set up. :0 "/usr/bin/login -P /usr/bin/Xprompter -C /usr/local/bin/wsguest" none on secure window="/usr/bin/Xcfb" -P is simply the passwd passing program. It seems to simple latch on to stdin and stdout from /usr/bin/login. -C will start up whatever environment you want. The window setting specifies the server which should be the same under DEC windows or X windows. So you can probably put in a program under the -C option that will open up a window and query the user for what all they want then start up dxsession. Often I have found that its not dxsession people need to change but the window manager, if this is the case then simply modify the windowManagerName resource in your .Xdefaults file to point to a different manager. Example: ! Session Manager Options sm.windowManagerName: /usr/local/bin/twm Here is the simple script we call to set the environments you might be able to hack it up for your purpose. #!/bin/csh # PROGRAM : wsguest.setup # AUTHOR : Robert Hare # DATE : 08/29/89 # DESCRIPTION: Provide a guest account for workstation use. This program # will check if the current user is the GUEST account. If they # are the GUEST accounts home directory will be cleared and # the tar image TARIMAGE will be untared into the account. This # allows for a clean start each time the guest account it used. # # Find out who is logging in. set USER=`/usr/ucb/whoami` # # Check in the following switch for the user we are dealing with. All guest # accounts should be listed. The default should be the normal setup for # normal accounts. # switch (${USER}) case wsguest: /bin/chmod 700 /tmp/guests/${USER} /bin/rm -rf /tmp/guests/${USER}/{*,*.*,.*} cd /tmp/guests/${USER} /bin/tar xpf /usr/local/lib/guests/${USER}.tar /usr/bin/dxsession -display :0 breaksw case xvguest: chmod 700 /tmp/guests/${USER} /bin/rm -rf /tmp/guests/${USER}/{*,*.*,.*} cd /tmp/guests/${USER} /bin/tar xpf /usr/local/lib/guests/${USER}.tar /usr/bin/dxsession -display :0 breaksw default: /usr/bin/dxsession -display :0 breaksw endsw Robert Hare rhare@ariel.unm.edu