Re: .bash_profile: line execution based on su vs. direct login.

[Ed Greshko]

On 11/20/19 12:13 AM, home user wrote:
> (Fedora-30)
>
> good morning,
> My .bash_profile looks like this:
>
> # .bash_profile
>
> # Get the aliases and functions
> if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
>    . ~/.bashrc
> fi
>
> # User specific environment and startup programs
>
> PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
> export PATH
>
> ksysguard &
> # the end.
>
> But I want the KSysGuard to be launched only when:
> the session is interactive (not batch, cron, anacron, or at);
>
> and
> it's a direct login from the login screen, not an "su" connection.
> How do I do that in my .bash_profile?  That is,
>
> if [ what goes here? ]; then
>    ksysguard &
> fi
>
> How do I, within the .bash_profile if test, distinguish su connection vs. direct login from the login screen?

Are you a KDE user?  If so, and you want ksysguard started when you login to a KDE session
why not use System Settings-->Workspace--->Startup & Shutdown--->Autostart?