[dev] [dwm] X autologin and startup applications

From: Amit Uttamchandani <amit.uttamchandani_AT_my.csun.edu>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 22:49:17 -0700

Hello,

Using dwm on a customized system and accomplished X autologin and
starting of applications using the following:

For X autologin:
 1. Modified /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc to add a sudo. Thus:
    exec sudo /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp "$_AT_"

 2. Add user to sudoers list with no password required.

 3. Have the following in /etc/init.d/autox:
    su autouser -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c startx >/dev/null 2>&1" &

For starting of applications:
 1. In the user's xinitrc:
    exec dwm &
    xrandr --output LVDS-2 --fb 1300x740 --scale 1.62x1.54
    hash surf && surf http://localhost/

So the questions are:
 1. Is there a better way to accomplish X autologin? Preferrably without
    installing a login manager.

 2. For autostarting applications, the above was the only way I could
    get surf to maximize with the xrandr scaling. Otherwise surf would
    only maximize to the original resolution (in this case, 800x480).

 3. What is the 'hash' used for? I got this from the xinitrc.example on
    on the dwm website.

Thank you,
Amit
Received on Mon May 07 2012 - 07:49:17 CEST

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