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I am using arch linux with xmonad, and I login using gdm, but to make xmonad work properly I have to run a script directly after login (actually I want to run .xinitrc after login using gdm to set some configuration).so, How it is possible ro run a bash script immediatly after login.
I tried several ways such as editing
/etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default
thank you,
To execute a script/command after you log in you can use ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login. This method should normally be agnostic of how you logged in (e.g. whether you did a terminal login or logged in through a display/login manager). There's also ~/.bash_logout for commands after you log off.
example:
#
# ~/.bash_profile
#
[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc
exec startx
Should work to start X and execute .xinitrc as soon as you log in.
Please refer to the arch wiki for more info if you run into problems.
Most display managers will, upon successful login, look for and source a file called ~/.xsession. This is where you put your X session customisations, much as you put your shell customisations in, for example, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zprofile
Note that the file ~/.xinitrc is sourced by startx, and not by default by display managers.
