LXDE as default in init 5

[solarflow99]

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:59 AM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:

> >> I've done this on a F10 system. The .dmrc files does not exist for root
> >> >> even
> >> >> I chose the session at the login window. So I created /root/.dmrc. I
> log
> >> >> out
> >> >> and back in and my root session is saved.
> >> >> The syntax of the .dmrc doesn't use PREFERRED in it. That's for the
> >> >> prefdm file, which you can modify if you like.
> >> >> I'm not using prefdm or at all. I'm not changing any other files
> except
> >> >> .dmrc.
> > >
> > > thats what I mean for one of my last posts.  I checked for the .dmrc
> file
> > > and it still doesnt do it.  Are you sure it works, because root isnt
> even in
> > > the drop down user list from GDM, thats what seems to be the problem.
>  I
> > > have to click "other" so no session info is saved.
>
> >I can assure you it works for me, but I have to type in the root >account.
> >All other user names show up and I can click one to select it.
> >The GDM has changed the way root logins are handled. I don't know
> >whether there is a way to make the root account appear at the GDM
> >login.
>
> Comment out the 4th line of /etc/pam.d/gdm so it reads:
> #auth      required    pam_suceed_if.so user != root quiet
>
> And log-out. 'Root' is now an acceptable user during the graphical login as
> an 'Other'. (And /root/.dmrc will continue to exist if you use it/create
> it.)
>

thats for the info, but it wasnt actually what the problem was.  I'll keep
trying things, someone mentioned SLiM, sounds nice to try too.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/attachments/20090204/e53b6260/attachment-0001.htm>