On 11Oct2007 07:46, Michael Scully <agentscully@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I have users who connect via ssh to run a particular application. | For those, I have their .bash_profile set to run this application and exit | when they close it. But I often need those same users to login at the | console or via an X-Windows session for other things. If they try to log in | via the console or X-client, it will fail because it tries to run this | application instead. | | What environment variable or tty test would work easiest to make | this "autorun" conditional? If they are using X and create a terminal | session somewhere on the desktop, I DO NOT want that one to launch the | application either. Thanks in advance. If it's always "ssh runs the app" and "non-ssh is a normal login", then put the code to run the app in the "command=" parameter in their authorized_keys file for their key. (You _are_ requiring them to use a key to log in, and not a password, yes?) Then remove the code from their .bash_profile. See "man sshd" under the heading "AUTHORIZED_KEYS FILE FORMAT". -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ The best way to rob a bank is to own one. - Roberto Calvi -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
