KDM Login Issue

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Thu Mar 12 18:14:56 UTC 2009


Petrus de Calguarium wrote:
> I used to have /etc/sysconfig/desktop, but recently read that it is not 
> required, when using KDM, so I deleted it. I also uninstalled GDM, so that 
> only one DM is present, namely KDM.
> 
> Everything works fine, KDM starts, but when I log in, it always logs in to 
> Gnome. I have tried time and again to click KDE, login, reboot, etc, but the 
> default is always Gnome. I can only get KDE, if I expressly select it.
> 
> How do I make it the default, without recreating /etc/sysconfig/desktop?

It (gdm or kdm) is *supposed* to default to what you used for the most 
recently login as the default for the next one.

I believe it's saved to ~/.dmrc or something like that.

/etc/sysconfig/desktop
is used only if the user has to prior login history or if "Default" is 
chosen.

-- Rex



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