Startup script=/etc/login.defs?

~zoey~ · 11-12-2004, 11:18 AM

I am running ubuntu with gnome and nautilus.

I used xkeycaps to disable the caps lock on my keyboard.

The xkeycaps manual states that to save the setting I need to add
xmodmap ~/.xmodmap- `uname -n` to the appropriate startup script in the appropriate init file.

I found/etc/login.defs but I don't know whether or not that is the right file and I don't want to mess anything up.

I think that if it is the right file I can add the line using gedit.

I would really appreciate some help with this.

Thanks, zoey

rakriege · 11-12-2004, 11:06 PM

to apply to all users? Try export

foo_bar_foo · 11-12-2004, 11:44 PM

no login.defs is not the right file , that's just definitions for the login program
since this is an x file

i think use something appended to x startup

so i think it depends on how you startx
and different distribution have differebt sets of scripts
my version of xinitrc automaticaly looks for a default Xmodmap with this code

Code:

usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

so first is to just rename it ~/.Xmodmap instaead ~/.xmodmap
and that might be all you need
might want to read your xinitrc
other candidates for running your command are
~/.xinitrc
~/.xsession
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

possibly bottom of startkde would do it if you use that