Ok, ...

I tried posting this in the beginner's forum, but maybe that wasnt the right place.

Does anyone know how to automate CDE X applications from boot? If I use the rc2 folder, the programs start in the background with no X window. I am stumped. any suggestions?

What exactly are you trying to start? What is the OS and version?
When do you start them? What normally starts up (CDE login screen?)?

I can't think of any application I would start up without having someone login - the only time I've seen (on Solaris to HP) something besides the dtlogin screen was when we had some very lazy folks who wanted their HP login screen to automatically come up on their Sun workstations. The /etc/rc2.d/S99dtlogin was changed to run a command to bring up the login from the HP server. I'll have to look to see if I can find the script (all those servers were decommissioned over a year ago) if that is what you are looking for.

I am trying to start an application, but I want it to bring a X terminal window up when it starts, rather than start in the background.

I am using a variety of different OS's, including Sun, HP, and Irix.

I already have a way to bypass the login, but I need the applications to run in an X window, its just how it needs to be.

does that answer your questions? let me know. appreciate your help.

This was the only thing I could find - again, it was starting a process from a different system. You can test to see if it would work with your application.

not sure if that helps.....

To run a Xwindow application, you have to have a X window manager running - if you don't it's not going to happen. You need to start reading the man pages on X11, xdm, Xsun (don't know what HP and IRIX use in that case).

You stated you "already have a way to bypass the login". If you are simply moving dtlogin startup then you won't have a window manager running so you can't start any X applications and have them show up.

Also take a look at some of the info on the net.

X Windows (SUN)

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