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The kdm Handbook

Oswald Buddenhagen

Revision 0.05.02 (2003-03-01)

Copyright © 2000 Neal Crook

Copyright © 2002 Oswald Buddenhagen

Copyright © 2003 Lauri Watts

This document describes kdm the KDE Display Manager. kdm is also known as the “Login Manager”.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Quick Start Guide
3. The Login Window
4. Configuring kdm
The Login Manager KDE Control Center Module
Appearance
Font
Background
Shutdown
Users
Convenience
5. The Files kdm Uses for Configuration
kdmrc - The kdm master configuration file
The [General] section of kdmrc
The [Xdmcp] section of kdmrc
The [Shutdown] section of kdmrc
The [X-*-Core] section class of kdmrc
The [X-*-Greeter] section class of kdmrc
Specifying permanent X-Servers
XDMCP access control
Supplementary programs
Setup program
Startup program
Session program
Reset program
6. Configuring your system to use kdm
Setting up kdm
7. Supporting multiple window managers
8. Using kdm for Remote Logins (XDMCP)
9. Advanced Topics
Command Sockets
10. Other sources of information
11. Credits and License
Glossary
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