Automator iCal only runs if I'm logged in - why?

I've created an automator ical alarm, which works fine, as soon as I log in. This defeats the purpose of having it run at a scheduled time. What do I need to do to make this work, on a schedule, with or without me logged in?

Rasi wrote:
snufkin wrote:
Ah, you meant ~/.xinitrc
I thought you meant the default one. But hey, it works now after enabling exec startfluxbox. Thanks
There is no default .xinitrc
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

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