Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:05:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Ghulum Dastgir <Ghulam_Dastgir@uk.ibm.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shells, users and X Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211704370.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <5060100023679139000002L092*@MHS>
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On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Ghulum Dastgir wrote: > hi, > > well here goes: > > 1. I've installed X-windows on my FBSD installation then decided to > change my root shell from /bin/csh to /bin/bash. After editing with vipw I > found I couldn't access > X-windows anymore i.e. if I enter startx: it says command not found. > How can I fix this as startx was working previously with csh? His startup file was ~/.cshrc, now it's ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. He probably needs to move his paths over. > 2. More importantly, when I add a user I find that the user's home > directory is either /home/username/username or /usr/username. These home > directories don't list any files and startx doesn't work. What did you tell adduser to base it's home directories off of? It should be /usr/home. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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