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From: gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Automatic logoff from X
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Date: 23 May 89 22:21:00 GMT
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>From: rls@eatdust.uswest.COM ()


>I would like to put an "exit" option on the window mgr
>menu which would not only exit the user from X, but also
>log them out of UNIX.

>Not all window managers have implemented an exit option.

>On an HP machine, I was able to do an "exec x11start" in
>my .profile,  which Logged me off when I hit CTRL-SHIFT-RESET.
>However, I would like this done under program control.

Well, I am not sure I understand your request. The simplest thing to do is 
to put

alias X 'xstart;logout'

in '.cshrc' if you are running Csh.  The next simplest thing
is write a shell script that does the same thing as you did on your
HP machines.

          Hugh
          gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu