X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KHOP_THREADED,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,TW_TX X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: Kevin Layer To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: startxwin started bash does not read .bashrc or .bash_profile In-reply-to: References: <15470.1361923720@relay.known.net> <512E489F.8060700@dronecode.org.uk> <6514.1361987973@freon.franz.com> <1977176204.20130227233752@mtu-net.ru> <13227.1361996106@freon.franz.com> <28423.1362003402@relay.known.net> <22232.1362061704@relay.known.net> Comments: In-reply-to Earnie Boyd message dated "Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:11:39 -0500." Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:49:42 -0800 Message-ID: <15096.1362152982@freon.franz.com> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Earnie Boyd wrote: >> >>> Then what is the value of $SHELL? >> > >> > /bin/bash >> >> What user actually starts the session? I've seen this type of thing >> when the cron daemon starts a session. The profile files are never >> read. Don't have cron running. I start it as me, the logged in user, from a mouse click or running "startxwin" in a mintty. Behaves the same either way. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple