Well now it is getting complicated. I have never done this specific task but you might try some commands from the .profile script. # So we need to determine what signal to trap on # SIG_PATH=/usr/include/sys/signal.h SIGUSR1=`grep SIGUSR1 $SIG_PATH | awk '{ printf ( "%s", $3 ) }'` REM_STATION=`who am i| awk '{print $6}' | tr -d "()"` DISPLAY=$REM_STATION:0 ; export DISPLAY Then try an omget of the "DISPLAYDMNAME" or similar syntax. Sorry I can't help you further. Terry > From: stan.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:42:53 -0400 > Subject: Re: [foxboro] disabling sets > > Is there a way to "read" the value of DMNAME ? I'd like for this script to be > generic. > _________________________________________________________________ Live connected with Messenger on your phone http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid?12958 _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave