1.5.2 Using the Correct Start-Up File

If you are currently running a version of the OpenWindows software earlier than Version 3.3, it is important to determine the status of your .xinitrc file. The .xinitrc file is an OpenWindows start-up file your home directory that may contain user-defined options.

To determine the status of your .xinitrc file, type the following commands:

$ cd
$ ls -a .xinitrc

Depending on the output of this command, do one of the following things:

• If you do not have a .xinitrc file (that is, the results of the previous ls -acommand does not return a listing for the file) do nothing. If there is no .xinitrc file in your home directory, OpenWindows uses the system default start-up file.

• If you have a .xinitrc file (that is, the result of the previous ls -acommand returns a listing for the file), but you have never made any changes to the file or do not want to keep the changes you have made, do Step 1 in "1.5.2.1 Start-Up File Procedures".

• If you have a .xinitrc file (that is, the result of the previous ls -a command returns a listing for the file), and you have made changes to the file that you want to keep, do Step 2 in "1.5.2.1 Start-Up File Procedures".

1.5.2.1 Start-Up File Procedures

1. To delete the .xinitrc file from your home directory, type the following command:

   $ rm .xinitrc

2. To retain the changes to your .xinitrc file, do the following steps:

   1. Move .xinitrc to .xinitrc.save:

      $ mv .xinitrc .xinitrc.save

   2. Copy /usr/openwin/lib/Xinitrc to .xinitrc in your home directory:

      $ cp /usr/openwin/lib/Xinitrc $HOME/.xinitrc

   3. Add the lines that you want to keep from the .xinitrc.save to .xinitrc.

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      Caution -

      When editing the .xinitrc file, do not add a secondary version of olwm, do not add svenv, and do not remove the line containing /usr/openwin/lib/openwin-sys.

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