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>7.2. Customising the login screen</H1
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><A
NAME="AEN1221"
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>7.2.1. Using xdm</H2
><P
>Copy <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0</TT
> to <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_1</TT
>. For additional X servers, create the file(s) <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_[n]</TT
>, where n is the number of the X server starting from 0.</P
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
>Modify the line containing the background image, to adjust the path to your image for the 2nd X server:</P
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;....
if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png
else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#21449C"
fi
....
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
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><P
>Modified:</P
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BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;....
if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg
else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#21449C"
fi
....
</PRE
></FONT
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><P
>You can also specify a different background color, with:</P
><TABLE
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;....
#if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
# /usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg
#else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "[your color]"
#fi
....
</PRE
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></TD
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></LI
><LI
><P
>Comment out the lines which may affect the primary X server, from:</P
><TABLE
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WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;....
if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock ]; then
/etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock &#38;
fi
....
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
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><P
>to </P
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><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;....
#if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock ]; then
# /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock &#38;
#fi
....
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></LI
><LI
><P
>Inform xdm about the existence of Xsetup_1 by modifying <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config</TT
>:</P
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>&#13;......
! The following three resources set up display :0 as the console.
DisplayManager._0.setup: /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup: /etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset: /etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts: 1
!
......
</PRE
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><P
>Modified:</P
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><PRE
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>&#13;......
! The following three resources set up display :0 as the console.
DisplayManager._1.setup: /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_1
DisplayManager._0.setup: /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup: /etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset: /etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts: 1
!
......
</PRE
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></LI
><LI
><P
>Repeat the procedure for each additional X server.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Check here for additional customising options: <A
HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3325"
TARGET="_top"
>Linux-Journal Issue 68: Linux Apprentice: Customising the XDM Login Screen</A
>.</P
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><H2
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><A
NAME="AEN1251"
></A
>7.2.2. Using kdm</H2
><P
></P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>I'm not really sure. This area requires feedback. </P
><P
>Modify <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc</TT
>, from:</P
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>&#13;......
[X-:0-Core]
Authorize=true
AutoLogin1st=true
AutoLoginEnable=false
Reset=/etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
Setup=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
Startup=/etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
[X-:1-Core]
Authorize=true
......
</PRE
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><PRE
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>&#13;......
[X-:0-Core]
Authorize=true
AutoLogin1st=true
AutoLoginEnable=false
Reset=/etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
Setup=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
Startup=/etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
[X-:1-Core]
Authorize=true
#AutoLogin1st=true
#AutoLoginEnable=false
#Reset=/etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
Setup=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_1
#Startup=/etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
#[X-:1-Core]
#Authorize=true
......
</PRE
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><LI
><P
>Check for additional customising options at the KDE Help Center.</P
></LI
></UL
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><H2
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><A
NAME="AEN1264"
></A
>7.2.3. Using gdm</H2
><P
>This requires <TT
CLASS="filename"
>gdmlogin</TT
> to be used instead of <TT
CLASS="filename"
>gdmgreater</TT
>, because using different themes for different displays is not yet implemented in gdm. In case you want to use gdm themes you'll have the same theme on all displays.</P
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
>Switch to gdmlogin by making this changes in <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf</TT
></P
><P
>From:</P
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><FONT
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>.....
# Greeter for local (non-xdmcp) logins. Change gdmlogin to gdmgreeter to
# get the new graphical greeter.
Greeter=/usr/bin/gdmgreeter
.....
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
>to </P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>.....
# Greeter for local (non-xdmcp) logins. Change gdmlogin to gdmgreeter to
# get the new graphical greeter.
Greeter=/usr/bin/gdmlogin
.....</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></LI
><LI
><P
>Copy the file <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default</TT
> to <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/:0</TT
>, and <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/:1</TT
></P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Add these lines to use the background that kdm uses (you can use another image file as well, just change the full path to it):</P
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><TR
><TD
><FONT
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><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png
else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#21449C"
fi
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
>You can also specify a different background color, with:</P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "[your color]"</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
>Modified:</P
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/:0 </TT
></P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;#!/bin/sh
if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/default.png
else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#21449C"
fi
if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard ]; then
/etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard
fi
exit 0
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P
><TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/:1 </TT
></P
><TABLE
BORDER="0"
BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
WIDTH="100%"
><TR
><TD
><FONT
COLOR="#000000"
><PRE
CLASS="programlisting"
>&#13;#!/bin/sh
if [ -r /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg -a -x /usr/bin/qiv ]; then
/usr/bin/qiv -z /usr/share/mdk/backgrounds/flower.jpg
else
/usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#21449C"
fi
if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard ]; then
/etc/X11/xinit/fixkeyboard
fi
exit 0
</PRE
></FONT
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></LI
><LI
><P
>Repeat the procedure for each additional X server, using file(s) <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/etc/X11/gdm/Init/:[n]</TT
>, where n is the number of the display.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Check here for additional customising options: <A
HREF="http://www.ibiblio.org/oswg/oswg-nightly/oswg/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/gdm-reference/gdm-reference/"
TARGET="_top"
>Gnome Display Manager Reference Manual</A
>.</P
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