Jonathan Ryshpan <jonrysh <at> pacbell.net> writes: > > It looks like environment variables set in .bash_profile are visible > to applications started in gnome but not via a shell. For example > evolution knows when I modify LC_COLLATE. > > But how? Here's the invocation chain from login down to evolution -- no > shells here. > > 1710 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon > 14284 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/libexec/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gnome/Disp > 14285 tty7 Ss+ 0:43 \_ /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth- > 14366 ? S 0:00 \_ pam: gdm-password > 14413 ? Ssl 0:00 \_ gnome-session > 14523 ? Sl 0:00 \_ metacity > 14536 ? S 0:00 \_ gnome-panel > 14537 ? S 0:00 \_ nautilus > 14542 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/lib64/firefox-3.5.4/run-mozilla.s > 14651 ? Sl 0:41 | \_ /usr/lib64/firefox-3.5.4/firefox > 14543 ? Sl 0:17 \_ evolution > > What am I missing? > > Thanks - jon > See this excellent post by Chris Tyler where he explores the sequence of events leading to execution of .bash_profile: http://dailypackage.fedorabook.com/index.php?/archives/122-Wednesday-Why-Logins-and-Sessions.html The critical line is in the /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession script: exec -l $SHELL -c "$SSH_AGENT $DBUS_LAUNCH gnome-session" where SHELL is bash. Allen -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
