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Re: DEBATHENA bug
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Conan L Hom)
Wed Mar 18 10:12:41 2009
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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:34:07 -0400
From: Conan L Hom <coe@MIT.EDU>
To: Evan Broder <broder@mit.edu>
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I think my .cshrc .login and .cshrc.mine files look normal? I've pasted them
below for you to look at:
Conan
Quoting Evan Broder <broder@MIT.EDU>:
> Hi Conan -
> Not seeing the default prompt is usually a sign of having modified
> your dotfiles in some way. Have you changed your .cshrc file at all?
> Modifications should usually go in .cshrc.mine instead of .cshrc.
>
> One thing you could try is restoring the default dotfiles -
> <http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/9Z47> has some documentation on how to
> do that. You should probably try restoring at least .cshrc and .login
>
> Problems with the logout command could potentially be related to more
> general problems with your dotfiles.
>
> - Evan
>
> Conan L. Hom wrote:
>> typing "logout" at the terminal prompt (which doesn't say "athena"
>> by the way and I'm not sure how to make that happne because opening
>> a terminal window always gives the machin number) does not initiate
>> the logout sequence, nor does using the logout button in the upper
>> RIGHT of the screen.
>>
>> However I would like to say, thank you, my USB finally works and now
>> I can select text on an emacs file and middle click it to a
>> different window (or select paste) and it will actually paste it
>> over.
>>
>> Conan
>>
>
.cshrc file -----------------------------
# Prototype user .cshrc file
#
# $Id: .cshrc,v 1.14 91/06/08 18:39:17 probe Exp $
# This file sources a system-wide cshrc file, which:
# - sets up standard environment variables
# - sources user file ~/.environment, if it exists
# - sets standard path, OR sources user file ~/.path, if it exists
# - sets up standard cshell variables, aliases, etc.
# - source user file ~/.cshrc.mine, if it exists
set initdir=/usr/athena/lib/init
if (-r $initdir/cshrc) then
source $initdir/cshrc
else
if ($?prompt) then # Don't echo if noninteractive
echo "Warning: System-wide initialization files not found."
echo "C Shell initialization has not been performed."
stty dec
endif
# set some basic defaults if failed initialization
umask 077
set path=( . ~/${hosttype}bin /srvd/patch /usr/athena \
/bin/athena /usr/bin/X /usr/new /usr/new/mh/bin \
/usr/ucb /bin /usr/bin /usr/ibm )
endif
# If you want to ADJUST the cshell initialization sequence, create any of
# the following files (as appropriate) in your home directory, with commands
# to achieve the effect listed:
#
# .environment - setup session environment (set environmental variables,
# attach lockers, etc.)
# .path - set default search path (you can refer to shell
# variable $athena_path, which lists athena default path,
# when you set path, e.g., "set path=(. $athena_path)")
# .cshrc.mine - setup cshell environment (set shell variables, aliases,
# unset system defaults, etc.)
# If you want to CHANGE the cshell initialization sequence, revise this .cshrc
# file (the one you're reading now). You may want to copy the contents of
# the system-wide cshrc file as a starting point.
#
# WARNING: If you revise this .cshrc file, you will not automatically
# get any changes that Project Athena may make to the system-wide file at
# a later date. Be sure you know what you are doing.
alias zw 'perl .zrandom'
---- .login file
# Prototype user .login file
#
# $Id: .login,v 1.15 91/06/08 18:40:59 probe Exp $
# This file sources a system-wide .login file, which:
# - presumes that the .cshrc file has been sourced
# - performs standard setups appropriate for tty session
# - runs standard startup activities (e.g., check mail)
# - source user file ~/.startup.tty, if it exists
set initdir=/usr/athena/lib/init
if (-r $initdir/login) then
source $initdir/login
else
echo "Warning: System-wide initialization files not found."
echo "Login initialization has not been performed."
endif
# If you want to ADJUST the login initialization sequence, create a
# .startup.tty file in your home directory, with commands to run activities
# once the environment has been set up (znol, emacs, etc.).
# To adjust the environment initialization sequence, see the instructions in
# the .cshrc file.
# If you want to CHANGE the login initialization sequence, revise this .login
# file (the one you're reading now). You may want to copy the contents of
# the system-wide login file as a starting point.
#
# WARNING: If you revise this .login file, you will not automatically
# get any changes that Project Athena may make to the system-wide file at
# a later date. Be sure you know what you are doing.
---.cshrc.mine
set lineedit
set history=100
alias setidl 'source /var/local/rsi/idl_4/bin/idl_setup'
alias z "zwrite"
alias w "add weather; weather -fo bos"
