>>There should be a line in your: "$KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/kdmrc" file: >> >> [X-*-Core] >> >> Session=/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/Xsession > >Thanks - that was the problem. > >As that crucial line was missing, I am wondering what others might be >missing. >Do anyone have a "standard" kdmrc file anywhere? Found the answer myself: http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdebase/kdm/kdmrc.html documents kdmrc very thoroughly. Some options don't seem to work (eg. BackgroundCfg sems to be ignored), but maybe that's just my system. Steve ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.