The kdm Handbook

The kdm Handbook

Oswald Buddenhagen

Revision 0.06.00 (2007-12-07)

Copyright © 2000 Neal Crook

Copyright © 2002, 2007 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. Creating themes for the kdm greeter

Theme Overview

Detailed Description of Theme XML format

Toplevel Node
Item Nodes
Layout Container Nodes
Position Nodes
Show Nodes
Normal/Active/Prelight Nodes
Widget Style Nodes
Face Browser Color Nodes
Text Nodes
Stock Nodes
Buddy Nodes

7. Configuring your system to use kdm

Setting up kdm

8. Supporting multiple window managers

9. Using kdm for Remote Logins (XDMCP)

10. Advanced Topics

Command Sockets

11. Other sources of information

12. Credits and License

Introduction