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jinn

Member

From: Gothenburg

Registered: 2005-12-10

Posts: 506

gdm help..

Ive installed gdm.. cant make it start on boot.. ive done exactly as the wiki.

How do I even use gdm.. I mean I downloaded some themes.. then ran gdm from xterm to be able to install / chose these themes but didnt work.

cheers
Jinn (noob)

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jinn

Member

From: Gothenburg

Registered: 2005-12-10

Posts: 506

Re: gdm help..

ok.. ive added myself to the gdm group.. still I cant run gdmsetup.

I located gdmsetup and ran ./gdmsetup.. but it says it cant locate gdm config file..

any ideas?

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jinn

Member

From: Gothenburg

Registered: 2005-12-10

Posts: 506

Re: gdm help..

I have to actuallly go in to the gdmsetup folder and run it with ./gdmsetup.. but still doesnt help..

[root@estergon sbin]# pwd
/opt/gnome/sbin
[root@estergon sbin]# ./gdmsetup 
Could not access GDM configuration file.
[root@estergon sbin]# 

anyone...

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Titus

Member

From: Izmir

Registered: 2006-05-11

Posts: 120

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Re: gdm help..

You have to use

./gdmsetup

command  while you are root.

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