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The .bash_profile never gets sourced for a user that logs into a CDE session via XDMCP on an AIX host where the user's login shell is set to BASH.

LAST MODIFIED DATE: July 23, 2008

VERSION: This applies to Exceed onDemand version 6.

PROBLEM:

If using BASH as the shell, the .bash_profile never gets executed when running a CDE session via XDMCP. Through a passive connection it works fine by sourcing the shell profile with -ls.

SOLUTION:

The quickest solution is to execute the .bash_profile from the .dtprofile for the user. Add the following lines to .dtprofile:

if [ -f ${HOME}/.bash_profile ]; then
  . ${HOME}/.bash_profile
fi