[373] in Athena Bugs
Re: X uses HOME in /etc/passwd
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Henry Mensch)
Fri May 13 18:09:11 1988
From: Henry Mensch <henry@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
To: <jik@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
Cc: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 11 May 88 14:59:01 -0400.
Date: Fri, 13 May 88 18:08:34 EDT
> Apparently, the X tools that look for the .Xdefaults file are designed
> to do so by using the home directory found in /etc/passwd, not the
> home directory found in $HOME or $home.
> Bug or feature? I had to go root and change /etc/passwd to get my
> .Xdefaults to work.
Probably a feature (I expect that there are times when X needs
information in your .Xdefaults file when $HOME and $home are not set).
I will investigate further, and will get back to you only if this
presumption is incorrect.
-- Henry
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