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From: rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com (Rob Warnock)
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Subject: Re: Workspace launched from remote terminal
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Date: 16 Aug 90 07:11:52 GMT
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In article <1990Aug15.151151.1237@s1.msi.umn.edu> meuer@s1.msi.umn.edu writes:
+---------------
| The way I've gotten around the problem with number two is to put code
| like this in my .login:
| 	if ( "`tty`" == "/dev/console" ) then
| 	     workspace
| 	endif
| This way only the "true" console window will start the workspace...
+---------------

(*sigh*) Because of the way the window manager gets your environment variables
using "exporttonews", it is very important not to run anything which touches
your TTY (even looks at it, such as the "tty" program) in your .cshrc or
.login, unless you "protect" it from "exporttonews" with "if(! $?ENVONLY )..."
[By the way, this is quite independent of "workspace", per se.]

Therefore, you example should read:

 	if ( ! $?ENVONLY && "`tty`" == "/dev/console" ) then
 	     workspace
 	endif

I think I've posted the excruciating details here before, but will do so
again if the above isn't clear...


-Rob

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