running a bash script on login

[anshulsahdev]

hi friends,
i am trying to run a bash script at the time of a login of any user .

i have made an entry in the .bashrc .
i have also tried making an enty in .bash_profile ,

The scripts only executes whenever the root logs in ..
Not when the other user logg in ,

Is there a file that is executed at the time of execution of any user.


thanks in advance,
anshul.

[GNU-Fan]

Did you write it in the root's .bash_rc? Then it's only for root.

You need to write it in /etc/bash.bashrc or /etc/profile in order to have it executed for all users.

[i92guboj]

In addition, check the man page of bash for a complete list of rc files, and in which order they are read.

As GNU-Fan already said, *everything* under a given $HOME directory is specific to that user and no one else, and /root/ is the $HOME for the "root" user.

[anshulsahdev]

thankyou friends,

that was exactly what i was looking for...