remove xterm from startup

[skyworld]

Hi,
when I start my redhat 4, there are always two xterm prompts. i just want to see a clean desktop when I start up. I checked my rc.local and .cshrc file. there is no clue on it. Can anyone help me to remove these two xterm? thanks.

[oz]

Can anyone help me to remove these two xterm? thanks.

Hello and welcome!

I'm not running Red Hat so can't check for the exact file and location, but for system-wide use, look around in your /etc/X11 folder (and folders within it) for an xinitrc or xsession file that can be edited to remove unwanted startup apps, or add more if you wish. For individual users, look for the same file in your user's /home folder. Note that the file maybe a hidden file with the customary dot in front of it, such as:

.xsession
.xinitrc

[Lazydog]

Are you saying you are seeing something like this:

[user@host /home/user]$ 
[user@host /home/user]$

or

[user@host /home/user]$ [user@host /home/user]$

What shell are you using?

If bash then look at /etc/bashrc
Look at the PS1 lines

If csh then take a look at /etc/csh.cshrc
Look for set prompt=

If another shell look for its config file in /etc

You are looking for if there are repeats in those lines and if there are remove them.

I would first suggest before yo make any changes that you backup the file in case you make a mistake so you can recover from it.

[scm]

I don't think he's seeing two prompts in a shell window, I think he's seeing two shell windows.

Can't you just close the windows and do a save session? That would work in Fedora, not sure about Redhat 4.

[skyworld]

Hi all,
thanks for your reply. in fact I always see two shell windows and I don't want to see them every time I start up. I tried to close them when I shut down the computer. But next time when I start up, I see them again.
As Ozar pointed, I checked X11 directory. but there are too many files and directory, such as initrc and initrc.d. I need to check them carefully. Thanks.

[Lazydog]

You could try to close the windows and then do a session save when you log out. This should/could stop the windows from opening when you log in again if they are being triggered by your account.

[skyworld]

Hi Lazydog,

thanks for your idea. I tried applications -> More Preferences -> Sessions, and found it doesn't work.

[skyworld]

Hi Lazydog,
at last I found the way to save the session. Thanks for your help very much.

[Lazydog]

You are welcome. So saving your session on exit solved the issue?

[scm]

Glad my suggestion worked for you. Shame you apparently didn't bother to read it.