Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please.
Date	2016-09-25 20:00 +0200
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On Sat 24 Sep 2016 at 20:38:50 +0100, Brian wrote:

> On Fri 23 Sep 2016 at 17:36:11 +0100, Brian wrote:
> 
> I don't think I shall be pointing a user to this wiki page in its
> present state.

~/.xessionrc as the primary file for configuring startup of X is not
only not necessary but has a disadvantage from an administrator's
point of view.

 > System-wide configuration of the Debian X session consists
 > mainly of options inside the /etc/X11/Xsession.options file,
 > and scripts inside the /etc/X11/Xsession.d directory. These
 > scripts are all dotted in by a single /bin/sh shell, in the
 > order determined by sorting their names. Administrators may
 > edit the scripts, though caution is advised if you are not
 > comfortable with shell programming.

Correct, but it neglects an aspect of ~/.xessionrc integration into
Debian's X which renders any editing of Xsession.options by an
adminstrator ineffective. Essentionally, 50x11-common_determine-startup
has

 if [ -z "$STARTUP" ]; then
   if has_option allow-user-xsession; then
     for STARTUPFILE in "$USERXSESSION" "$ALTUSERXSESSION"; do

There is no corresponding restriction in 40x11-common_xsessionrc and a
user can put what she wants in ~/.xessionrc. Security is first designed
in and then designed out.

To be fair, the documentation is hazy on this and it is probably a bug.
But surely the purpose of a wiki page is not only to fit and explain the
official documentation but, where necessary, expand on it and even
correct it.

The existence of ~/.xessionrc appears to cause more problems than it
purportedly solves.

-- 
Brian.

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Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the  script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 15:50 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory) ... "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-09-21 16:00 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200
    Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 16:50 +0200
      Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-21 17:10 +0200
        Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-09-21 21:30 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 04:30 +0200
            Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 15:20 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-22 15:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-09-22 18:30 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:00 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 17:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-22 17:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 22:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2016-09-23 01:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-09-23 11:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-09-23 11:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. tomas@tuxteam.de - 2016-09-23 11:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 18:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-24 21:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-25 20:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-26 23:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-26 23:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-27 07:50 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 16:20 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 16:40 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 18:10 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-27 21:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2016-09-27 00:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-27 14:30 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 18:00 +0200
                Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory),  but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a  look, please. Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:00 +0200
                Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-22 17:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look, please. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 19:50 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 03:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 19:10 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users,  especially take a look, please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-23 19:30 +0200
                Re: Resolved: Failed to execute child process (no such file or  directory), but the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially  take a look, please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-24 08:40 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:10 +0200
              Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 21:50 +0200
          Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 18:20 +0200
  Re: Failed to execute child process (no such file or directory), but  the script DOES exist in $HOME/bin, openbox users, especially take a look,  please. Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2016-09-21 16:10 +0200

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