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06-12-2004, 08:47 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Johannesburg SA
Distribution: Mandrake
Posts: 4
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X login screen XDM/KDM/GDM
Hi all,
I'm looking for the actual file that specifies which dm to load, not which desktop environment. ie. What setting tell X to load KDM, not GDM or XDM, or MDKKDM ....
using Mandrake 10 Off.
Help appreciated as always ;-)
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06-12-2004, 08:48 PM
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Member
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: TX, USA
Distribution: Slackware 13 64bits
Posts: 373
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/etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
depends...
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06-12-2004, 09:01 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Johannesburg SA
Distribution: Mandrake
Posts: 4
Original Poster
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nope, I checked those ones first, they make no mension of kdm or gdm or xdm
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06-12-2004, 09:02 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Johannesburg SA
Distribution: Mandrake
Posts: 4
Original Poster
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ok, using a _UGLY_ workaround by editing /etc/X11/prefdm, but I'd still like to know the correct setting, if anyone can help....
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06-12-2004, 10:02 PM
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Member
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: 33.31N -111.97W
Distribution: SuSE
Posts: 918
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/etc/sysconfig/displaymanager
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## Path: Desktop/Display manager
## Description:
## Type: string(kdm,xdm,gdm,wdm,console)
## Default: ""
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# Here you can set the default Display manager (kdm/xdm/gdm/wdm/console).
# all changes in this file require a restart of the displaymanager
#
DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm"
## Type: yesno
## Default: no
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# Allow remote access to your display manager (xdm/kdm). Please note
# that a modified kdm or xdm configuration, e.g. by KDE control center
# will not be changed.
#
DISPLAYMANAGER_REMOTE_ACCESS="no"
## Type: string
## Default: no
=====================================
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