Check in /etc/inittab for "prefdm" (I don't remember where prefdm is, 
and I'm not near a linux box at the moment). Within that file, is the 
definition for which login manager you will be using. Just change it to 
the desired login manager "kdm,gdm, or xdm"...

Ric


Dave Sherman wrote:

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>>Hi
>>
>>On Monday 24 September 2001 21:24, you wrote:
>>
>>>>Its annoying me that I cant figure this out, but how does one change
>>>>from the default KDM Login Manager to say GDM?
>>>>
>>>1. Make sure that gdm is installed (it probably is).
>>>2. Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop, and change KDE to GNOME
>>>
>>Hey I'd actually figured things out up to there by examing every script
>>I could find.  Thing is though, there isnt a /etc/sysconfig/desktop
>>file?
>>
>>Whats the format?
>>
> 
> Interesting that you don't have such a file. In my desktop file, there is 
> just a single word: KDE (GNOME also works to start gdm on my system, I 
> have tried it, but decided I prefer kdm even though I run Ximian Gnome for 
> my desktop).
> 
> Dave
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