Terminal starts the last shell script

Hello,
I have problem with Terminal. It should start with normal shell prompt, but in my case it starts with the script I called the last time.
How it happened: I have created shell script called "logintoserver.sh", there is just "#!/bin/bash; ssh -Y -l someuser someserver". I have a link to this script on my desktop, so I can easily pop up a terminal session to my remote server.
OK, this works, but when I call application Terminal directly then, from Finder/Applications/Utilities/Terminal, it starts that "logintoserver" script again. Now I cannot get my local shell prompt. I can only follow login script and then ssh to my emac back from that remote server, but it's not that nice, you see...
I changed shell in Terminal preferences, no help. I believe there is some option "execute last command at the beginning of new session", but I can't find and disable it. When I delete this "logintoserver" script, all works OK. But I like to have one click login window.
Thanks for any kick,
David

Hi Tim,
thanks for your helpful info. Two questions:
when I login to my remote server (Tiger Server) via SSH, the command line on my laptop changes to reflect the server name Im logging into.
1. Laptop named "jimmydeuce" logs into 'margaritaserver' a Tiger Server via SSH
2. laptop closes SSH session to server
2. laptop now launches Terminal
3. laptop now sees prompt line restated as: margaritaserver:~ username$
how to get back to normal prompt: jimmydeuce:~ username$ ???
Cheers,
Chris Chamberlain

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