--- Michael Schwendt <ms-nospam-0306@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 06:42:56 -0700 (PDT), Globe Trotter wrote: > > > > > > gdm is the one that has username/password on two screens. > > > > > > > > > > If you prefer kdm, put > > > > > > > > > > DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE" > > > > > > > > > > into /etc/sysconfig/network, then run "init 3" and "init 5" as > > > > > superuser. Red Hat have not customized it as much as gdm, however. > > > > > > > > And how does one get gdm? > > > > > > > > Thanks a bundle!! > > > > > > DISPLAYMANAGER="GNOME" > > > > > > > Hi, I tried this -- does not work!! Do I need to have any libraries > installed? > > I usually try to avoid installing stuff I don't need and I do not use gnome > or > > kde. (I use fvwm). > > Erhm, have you switched to troll-mode? :-/ > > Make clear what software you have installed right now and what > happens when you boot into run-level 5. Fvwm is not part of Red Hat > Linux 9, so apparently you have touched your system in a way you > need to describe. Tell us what you've modified/installed. Obviously, > for "gdm" to work, you need at least the gdm package and all its > dependencies. > > On July 8th, which is a long time ago, you wrote > > [...] though I prefer having the username and the password on > the same screen (not like KDE and CDE where you get the username > and then you go to the next screen for the password). > > which sounds like you saw the graphical gdmgreeter. yes, you are right -- i reinstalled and switched back. i reinstalled last night again. i did put gdm back in and it does work now -- one of the horrible things about rh9 is the amount of garbage that comes with a package. there are several packages that i choose without knowing all the dependencies. rh never lets me deselect individual packages once they tell me of the dependencies.... thanks again for your help! > - -- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/L+TO0iMVcrivHFQRAleQAJ993B6qfnGsASxw+9rO3lWd92uB+ACdEPUn > w8UdhpCxHzZklEW+8FJAHPg= > =62Sc > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
