OPENBOX(1) General Commands Manual OPENBOX(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

openbox-session — Runs an Openbox session without any session manager.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**openbox-session** runs an openbox session without any session manager. Without a session manager, you will not be able to save your state from one log in to the next.

**openbox-session** does not take any command line arguments.

On log in, **openbox-session** will run the ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh script if it exists, and will run the system-wide script /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh otherwise. You may place anything you want to run automatically in those files, for example:

```
xsetroot -solid grey & 
gnome-settings-daemon & 
```

Make sure that each line is followed by a "&" or else the script will stop there and further commands will not be executed. You can use the /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh file as an example for creating your own.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[openbox(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox.1), [openbox-session(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox-session.1), [openbox-gnome-session(1)](/man/os/openbox/openbox-gnome-session.1).

The program's full documentation is available on the website: **http://openbox.org/**

Please report bugs to: **http://bugzilla.icculus.org/**

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Document: openbox-session(1) from openbox 3.6.1-r8 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://openbox.org/dist/openbox/openbox-3.6.1.tar.gz