Re: Run app on login

["Curt, WE7U" <archer@eskimo.com>]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Bud Rogers wrote:

> On Saturday 13 November 2004 20:47, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > Folks,
> > I am trying to figure out how to have a particular application start
> > up when a user logs in with a specified login.
> > Example,
> > User logs in with "radio"  password "hamradio"
> > Instead of bringing up a prompt, I want a login of radio to start up
> > a special application. I am sure that Linux can do it, just not quite
> > sure how to do so.
>
> Anything you put in a user's .bashrc or .bash_profile will be run
> whenever that user logs in.  You can have it set up things in your
> environment, or run certain commands.  Man bash will give you the
> details.

Or .profile.

Run when logging in:  .profile or .bash_profile

Run when any new shell/subshell is started:  .bashrc

If you're dealing with an environment where one process or one user
might start multiple shells or subshells, then you want to stick
with the .profile or .bash_profile files, as then your application
will only get run once per login.

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