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@@ -13,40 +13,40 @@ ----------------------------------------------------------- The Gnome Display Manager is a re-implementation of the well known xdm -program. GDM 2.4 implements all significant features required for managing +program. GDM implements all significant features required for managing local and remote displays. -Configuration Stability: - -The key/value pairs defined in the %{sysconfdir}/gdm/gdm.conf file is -considered a "stable" interface and should only change in ways that are -backwards compatible. - gdm daemon: o X Authentication - o Default and per-display initialization scripts - o Pre and post session scripts + o XDMCP (Remote login) including TCP Wrappers for access + control + o machine-specific and system-wide configuration support. + o Default and per-display initialization scripts. + o PreSession, PostSession, Init, and PostLogin scripts. o Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) - o XDMCP (Remote login) - o TCP Wrappers for access control (for XDMCP) o IPv6 support (optional, use --enable-ipv6=yes to get this) - o Autologin for single user workstations - o Timed login for kiosks and public terminals - o On demand local servers + o Autologin for single user workstations (off by default) + o Timed login for kiosks and public terminals (off by + default) + o On demand local servers (gdmflexiserver) + o SunRay (SRSS) support via gdmdynamic. o Can manage X servers without a login window (Such as for XDMCP terminal client machines) o Many other features ... +gdmlogin and gdmgreeter: + o Can launch the XDMCP chooser program (remote login) + o Can launch the Setup program (off by default) + o Can Halt, reboot, or suspend the machine (off by + default) + o Session selection support + o Language selection support + gdmlogin: o Logo image o Background image/color - o Halt, reboot, suspend - o Can launch the XDMCP chooser - o Can launch the Setup program - o Session selection support - o Language selection support o Face browser o Background program support o Xinerama support @@ -54,13 +54,8 @@ gdmlogin: gdmgreeter: o Fully themable - o Halt, reboot, suspend - o Can launch the XDMCP chooser - o Can launch the Setup program - o Session selection support - o Language selection support - o Face browser (if in the theme) o Xinerama support + o Face browser (if in the theme) gdmchooser: @@ -71,37 +66,46 @@ gdmchooser: gdmsetup: - o GUI way to configure the more important aspects of GDM, the rest - is configured by editing the config file - -Most features can be turned on and off in the configuration file by -the sysadmin. + o GUI to edit the GDM configuration. Refer to the documentation + for more information about how to configure GDM. Availability: ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/ +Reporting Bugs: -Please consult README.install for instructions on how to configure and -install gdm. + When reporting bugs you should first turn on debugging in + gdm.conf. This causes debug messages to be sent to the system + log (/var/log/messages or /var/adm/messages) and include the + output sent to syslog. -The GDM mail alias is gdm-list@gnome.org. Archives can be found here: + You should not have to configure syslog for this to work, but if + you don't see GDM messages in your syslog you may need to + configure it. - http://mail.gnome.org/archives/ + You should not leave "debug" on after collecting data. It will + clutter your syslog and slow system performance. + +Installation: -Report bugs in gdm2 at http://bugzilla.gnome.org under the product "gdm". -Or mail Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron@Sun.Com> or George <jirka@5z.com> -with suggestions or other such things. + Please consult README.install for instructions on how to + configure and install gdm. + +Contact: + + The GDM mail alias is gdm-list@gnome.org. Archives can be found here: + + http://mail.gnome.org/archives/ -George -(based on original README by Martin K. Petersen) +Martin, George, and then Brian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Originally I started maintaining gdm2 because martin didn't yet finish gdm3 and was in general busy and we needed a working gdm for 1.4. The move to gdm3 is -very unlikely to happen nowdays as gdm3 has been pretty dead for quite +very unlikely to happen now that gdm3 has been pretty dead for quite a while. Do not send gdm2 patches to martin (well you can but he'll likely ignore them:), send them to me instead and I'll integrate them for you. @@ -109,8 +113,8 @@ ignore them:), send them to me instead and I'll integrate them for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: -In January of 2005 George asked me to take over maintainership duties for -gdm2, so send patches to me and I will get them integrated. +Starting January, 2005 I have been acting as maintainer. Send patches to +me and I will work with you to get them integrated. -Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron@Sun.Com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |