after-session cleanup

[Ulrich Deiters]

How can I define commands that are
carried out whenever a user logs out
(the opposite of .profile)?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

You can add a trap to your $HOME/.profile that looks like this:

trap "$HOME/.logout" 0

Then, in $HOME/.logout place whatever commands you wish to have run when you logout.

Regards!

...JRF...

[federico_3]

you can use the trap command in your .profile.

trap " complete_path_your_script; echo 'HAVE A NICE DAY'" 0

[Ulrich Deiters]

Sorry, but the "trap ... 0" method does
not work for users running a CDE
session. There must be some other
way; e.g., how is the system told to
empty the trash folder after a user
logs out?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

From Knowledge Base document #A5823933A:

Perform the following procedure to execute the 'sessionexit' script each time you perform a system logout:

1. cp /usr/dt/config/Xreset /etc/dt/config/Xreset

2. Edit '/etc/dt/config/Xreset'.

3. Execute your script file within the 'Xreset' file.

...JRF..

[Robin Wakefield]

Try creating the file:

~/.dt/sessions/sessionexit

this should run whenever you logout.

Robin