Why doesnot OpenBSD run /etc/profile and ~/.profile ?

[sw2wolf]

Both /etc/profile and ~/.profile work ok before using tmux . After executing tmux in ~/.xsession, it seems OpenBSD donot run /etc/profile and ~/.profile.

$tail ~/.xsession
...
xterm -e ~/bin/tmuxz &
exec /usr/local/bin/dwm

$cat ~/bin/tmuxz
#!/bin/sh

cmd=$(which tmux)
session=$USER@$HOSTNAME

if [ -z $cmd ]; then
  echo "You need to install tmux."
  exit 1
fi

$cmd has -t $session

if [ $? != 0 ]; then
$cmd new -d -n work -s $session "ksh"
  $cmd splitw -v -p 65 -t $session "ksh"
  $cmd select-pane -t 1
fi

$cmd att -t $session

Sincerely!

[jggimi]

You require a login shell. The tmux(1) man page discusses login shells in four places. You should test them all. You might start with the option I've highlighted, since the man page says it is necessary.

     -c shell-command
                   Execute shell-command using the default shell.  If
                   necessary, the tmux server will be started to retrieve the
                   default-shell option.  This option is for compatibility
                   with sh(1) when tmux is used as a login shell.

     -l            Behave as a login shell.  This flag currently has no effect
                   and is for compatibility with other shells when using tmux
                   as a login shell.

             default-command shell-command
                     Set the command used for new windows (if not specified
                     when the window is created) to shell-command, which may
                     be any sh(1) command.  The default is an empty string,
                     which instructs tmux to create a login shell using the
                     value of the default-shell option.

             default-shell path
                     Specify the default shell.  This is used as the login
                     shell for new windows when the default-command option is
                     set to empty, and must be the full path of the
                     executable.  When started tmux tries to set a default
                     value from the first suitable of the SHELL environment
                     variable, the shell returned by getpwuid(3), or /bin/sh.
                     This option should be configured when tmux is used as a
                     login shell.

[sw2wolf]

I need to add `set-option -g default-shell /bin/ksh` to ~/.tmux.conf.


thanks!