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Typically, when running your - system in a - graphical login mode, the GDM is the application that facilites - logins. <application>GDM Configurator</application> allows for easy - configuration of the GDM at various levels of detail. - Customizations affect both operations and appearances. - </para> - - <para> - To run <application>GDM Configurator</application>, select - <menuchoice><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>GDM Configurator</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, or type - <command>gdmconfig</command> on the command line. - </para> - - <note><title>Root access required</title> - <para><application>GDM Configurator</application> requires root access to - run. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - <application>GDM Configurator</application> is included in the - <filename>Gnome-Core</filename> package, which is part of the - GNOME desktop environment. This document describes version - &version; of <application>GDM Configurator</application>. - </para> -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="usage"> - <title>Using Gnome Display Manager Configurator</title> - <para> - <application>GDM Configurator</application> can be used to - change the login apperance, and behaviour as well as - security and environment options of the GDM to varying - degrees of detail. This section describes basic usage of - <application>GDM Configurator</application>. - </para> - - <sect2 id="mainwin"> - <title>Basic usage</title> - <para> - Starting <application>GDM Configure</application> opens the - <interface>Main window</interface>, shown in <xref - linkend="mainwindow-fig">. This window contains all - options relating to the GDM's configuration. - </para> - - <figure id="mainwindow-fig"> - <title>GDM Configurator Main Window</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>GDM Configurator Main Window</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_full.png" format="png" srccredit="Trevor - Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="menubar"> - <title>Toolbar</title> - <para> - Toolbar Menus - </para> - - <figure id="menu-fig"> - <title>The login appearance tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The login appearance tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_menubar" format="png" srccredit="Trevor - Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Configuration - </guimenu></title> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Revert settings</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Reset current changes to initial settings - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Apply</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Apply current changes - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <para> - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Help</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>GDM - Configurator - users guide</guimenuitem> - </term> - <listitem> - <para>How to get this document from within <application>GDM - Configurator</application>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>About...</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para>A little bit of kudos for all of the very hard - working guys/gals who made it all possible - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="options"> - <title>Options</title> - <para> - The <guilabel>Options</guilabel> box in the upper left hand - corner controls the level of detail and customization - offered on the tabs to its right. Below the Options box - is a brief description of the level chosen, and what can be - done in that level. The levels are explained below. - </para> - - <para> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Basic</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This exposes the <guilabel>Login - appearance</guilabel>, <guilabel>Login - behaviour</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Face - browser</guilabel> tabs to the right - of the <guilabel>Options</guilabel> box. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Expert</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This exposes the <guilabel>Security</guilabel>, - <guilabel>XDMCP</guilabel>, and <guilabel>X-server - setup</guilabel> tabs to the right - of the <guilabel>Options</guilabel> box. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>System</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This exposes the <guilabel>Paths</guilabel>, - <guilabel>Environment</guilabel>, and <guilabel> - Chooser</guilabel> tabs to the right - of the <guilabel>Options</guilabel> box. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </para> - - <caution> - <title>Expert option and security</title> - <para> - Enabling the expert option, allows for changes in GDM's - security to be made. Improper configuration may lead to - vulnerabilities for attackers. - </para> - </caution> - <warning> - <title>System option and system health</title> - <para> - Enabling the system option, allows for very specific changes - which can impact the operation of your system. This option - is only recommended for those who know exactly what they - are doing. - </para> - </warning> - </sect2> -</sect1> - - -<sect1 id="basic"> - <title>The Basic Options</title> - <para> - Below are the options for the <guilabel>Login - appearance</guilabel>, <guilabel>Login behaviour</guilabel> - ,<guilabel>Face browser</guilabel>, and <guilabel> Automatic - login</guilabel> tabs. - </para> - <variablelist><title><guilabel>Login appearance</guilabel></title> - <varlistentry> - <term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="loginappearance-fig"> - <title>The login appearance tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The login appearance tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_login_appear" format="png" srccredit="Trevor - Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Minimised Icon:</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Change the icon that represents the login screen - when minimized. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Logo</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Change the image that is displayed in the login - window - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Gtk+ RC file</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Specify the location of <filename>.gtkrc</filename> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guilabel>Login behaviour</guilabel></title> - <varlistentry> - <term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="loginbehaviour-fig"> - <title>The login behaviour tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The login behaviour tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_login_behav" - format="png" srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Quiver on failure</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - If login fails, make the login window shake. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Exclude these users</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Do not show the users in the user menu, on the login box. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Default font:</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The font to display and default to. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Welcome message</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The text message to display in the login screen. - </para> - <note><title>Display machine name</title> - <para>To have GDM display your machine name you can - type %n in the <guilabel>Welcome message</guilabel> - field, and it will - always be replaced with whatever your machine's name - is. - </para> - </note> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Background Program</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>This allows you to run a given script, or - application in the background whilst the login prompt - is displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Default locale</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The locale that should be set as default in the - GDM - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Lock position</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para>Lock the login box, such that it cannot be moved - within the login screen. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guibutton>Manually set - position</guibutton></term> - <listitem> - <para>Allow for the login box to be moved manually - within the login screen - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>X position</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The x coordinate for the login box placement - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Y position</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The y coordinate for the login box placement - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Xinerama screen</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>This option allows one to specify on which monitor, - in a multi-monitor setup, the GDM login screen will be - displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guilabel>Face browser</guilabel> - </title> - <varlistentry> - <term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="facebrowser-fig"> - <title>The face browser tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The face browser tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_face_brow" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term>Show choosable user images</term> - <listitem> - <para>Customization of user images in the face - browser - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Default face image</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>Change the image used for default users in the - face browser - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Global faces - directory</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The directory where the face images reside - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Maximum face width</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The maximum width any given face image may be - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Maximum face height</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para>The maximum height any given face image may be - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Background</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry><term></term><listitem> - <figure id="background-fig"> - <title>The background tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The background tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_background" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Background type</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Selection of background type. Options are backgrounds by - colour, image, or none at all. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Scale background image to fit</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow an image, if selected above, to be scaled to fit alloted - space. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Only color on remote displays</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable a colour to be displayed only on remote systems - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Background program</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow a program to be run in the background - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Automatic login</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="autologin-fig"> - <title>The automatic login tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The automatic login tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_auto_login" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Login a user automatically on first bootup - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable logging in as the specified user when first starting - the system. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Login a user automatically after a specified - number of seconds.</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow the GDM to automatically login after the specified number of seconds using the specified user name. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Timed login</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The specified user to be used to login automaticaly. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Seconds before login</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The specified number of seconds before the GDM automatically - logs in. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="expert"> - <title>The Expert Options</title> - <para> - Below are the options for the <guilabel>Security - </guilabel>, <guilabel>XDMCP</guilabel>, - <guilabel>X-server setup</guilabel>, <guilabel>Login sessions</guilabel>, - and <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tabs. - </para> - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Security</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="security-fig"> - <title>The security tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The security tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_security" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Allow root to login with GDM - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow priviledged users, such as root, to login via - the GDM. - <note> - <title>PAM supported systems</title> - <para>On systems that support PAM, this option is - ignored, and it becomes the responsiblity of the PAM - libraries to determine whether the user will be on the - local display or not. - </para> - </note> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Kill 'init' - clients</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow the GDM to kill X clients that start from - initialization scripts when a user logs in. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Authentication errors should be - verbose</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable errors in authentication to be displayed to the - user(s) in the GDM display. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Permissions:</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Determine the permission levels in relation to writable - directories and files of other users. The - <guimenuitem>World writable</guimenuitem> selection - allows the GDM to view world writable files and - directories. The <guimenuitem>Group - writable</guimenuitem> selection allows the GDM to - view only group writable files and - directories. Finally, the - <guimenuitem>Paranoia</guimenuitem> selection will - only accept files and directories that the user owns. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>GDM runs as this - user</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows the GDM to be run as the specified user. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>GDM runs as this - group</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows the GDM to be run as the specified group. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>User 'auth' - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow the directory which contains the user's .Xauthority - file to be specified - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>User 'auth' FB - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - In case the gdm fails to update the user's .Xauthority file, - a cookie will be created in the specified directory. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>User 'auth' - File</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Specify the name of the file in which to store a user's - cookies. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Retry delay</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Specify the number of seconds the GDM should wait - before reactivating the entry field after a failed - login attempt. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum user file length</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows the maximum size of the largest - readable/writable file to be specified. The GDM will - refuse to read or write to a file bigger than the - given value. The value is specified in bytes. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title>XDMCP</title> - <varlistentry><term></term><listitem> - <figure id="xdmcp-fig"> - <title>The XDMCP tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The XDMCP tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_xdmcp" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Enable XDMCP</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow a remote X-terminal to request a session from - the current host. Enabling this option makes visible - the connection settings.(X Display Manager Control - Protocol) - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Honour indirect - requests</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable choosing for X-terminals which don't supply - their own display browser. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Listen on UDP - port</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Listen to UDP(user datagram protocol) requests on - the specified port. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum pending - requests</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Restrict the GDM to a fixed size queue of the - specified pending connections. - <warning><title>Denial of Service - Attacks</title> - <para> - This option has been included to avoid - DOS(Denial of Service Attacks). This parameter - only limits the number of allowed displays - initiating a connection at any one given time, - and does not limit the number of total remote - displays which can be managed. - </para> - </warning> - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Max pending indirect - requests</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow only the specified number of displays with - the host chooser at any one given time. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum remote - sessions</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow only the specified number of remote displays - to be able to use the host. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum wait - time</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Wait for the specified amount of time in seconds - before the requesting display is removed from the - pending queue. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum indirect wait - time</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Wait for the specified amount of time, in seconds, - between when a display requests a chooser and the - completion of the protocol negotiation before - removing display from the pending list. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Displays per host - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Specifies the number of displays that can run on any one host to be - set. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Ping interval - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Specifies the interval, in minutes, that the gdm waits between - issuing pings to make sure the display is still alive. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem> - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows the specification of a script to run to set the willing - headers sent by the manager. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title>X-server setup</title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="xservsetup-fig"> - <title>The xserver setup tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The xserver setup tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_xserv_setup" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Servers - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Displays a list of server definitions. From the buttons on the - right, one can create aliases for a specific server setup. Enabling - a server as <guimenuoption>Flexible</guimenuoptions>, indicates that - the server can be started on demand. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Static Servers - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allows the selection of servers which run always run. By picking - one of the server definitions via the buttons on the right, one can - setup the desired static server(s). - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Always restart X servers</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable the X server to restart after every logout. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Standard X server - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates the X server to be used and its respective path. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Xnest server - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates the Xnest server to be used and its respective path. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Maximum number of flexible servers - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates the maximum number of flexible servers, that may be - running at any one given time. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Failsafe X server - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates the Failsafe X server to be used and its respective path. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Script to run when X is crashing - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates a script to run in the event on's X session keeps crashing. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>X configurator binaries to try - </guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Indicates which binaries to use when an X session, or X itself, - crashes. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title>Login sessions</title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="loginsession-fig"> - <title>The Login sessions tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The Login sessions tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_login_sessions" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Session - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - The directory that contains script(s) to be run at the begining - of a session - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Available Sessions</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - List the available sessions in which to choose from. The selected - session will appear in the <guimenuitem>Selected session name - </guimenuitem> field. Under this field, the session script is - displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Gnome Chooser</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - If a session named Gnome is present, enable the Gnome Chooser - session to be displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Gnome Failsafe</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable the Gnome Failsafe session to be displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Xterm Failsafe</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable the Xterm Failsafe session to be displayed. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Enable debugging - output</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow debugging information to be displayed - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Add session</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Create and add a new session to be made available. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Remove session</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Delete the session selected in the <guimenuitem>Available - Sessions</guimenuitem> menu. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Set as default</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable the selected session in the <guimenuitem>Available - Sessions</guimenuitem> menu to be the default. - </para> - <note><title>Default session</title> - <para>The current default session is indicated by a light blue - highlight under the <guimenuitem>Available Sessions</guimenuitem> - menu. - </para> - </note> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title>Miscellaneous</title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="misc-fig"> - <title>The Miscellaneous tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The Miscellaneous tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_expert_misc" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Enable debugging output</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Enable the debugging output to be logged into the - syslog file. - </para> - <caution> - <title>Debug output to syslog</title> - <para> - Though a convieniant method to help track problems, this option, when - selected, can fill up a system's log files rather quickly. This is - not recommended for normal use - </para> - </caution> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="system"> - <title>The System Options</title> - <para> - System menus - </para> - - <variablelist><title><guimenuitem>Paths</guimenuitem></title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="paths-fig"> - <title>The paths tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The paths tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_paths" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Chooser - command</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow selection and customization of the command - that will activate the chooser. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Greeter - command</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow selection and customization of the command - that will activate the greeter. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Halt command</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow the specified command to halt the host - machine - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Reboot - command</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow the specified command to reboot the host - machine - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Display initialization - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Display the directory that contains the scripts - needed for the GDM initilization. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Logging - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Output logging information into a file(s) residing - in the specified directory. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Session - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the specified directory as the directory that - contains the scripts to start a session. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>PRE session scripts - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Look for scripts in the specified directory to run - before starting a session. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>POST session scripts - directory</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Look for scripts in the specified directory to run - after ending a session. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>PID file</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Place the PID file(s) in the specified directory - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Environment</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="enviro-fig"> - <title>The environment tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The environment tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_enviro" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Default $PATH</guimenuitem</term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the default PATH variable ($PATH) - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Root $PATH</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the PATH of the Root user to the specified - directories. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Locale file</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the specified file as the main locale file. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - <variablelist><title><guimenu>Chooser</guimenu></title> - <varlistentry><term></term> - <listitem> - <figure id="chooser-fig"> - <title>The chooser tab</title> - <screenshot> - <screeninfo>The chooser tab</screeninfo> - <graphic fileref="figures/GDM_chooser" format="png" - srccredit="Trevor Curtis"> - </graphic> - </screenshot> - </figure> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Directory for host - images</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the specified directory as the directory to - contain the images to represent hosts. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Default host - image</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Set the selected image as the default image to - represent hosts. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Scan every 'x' - seconds</guimenuitem></term> - <listitem> - <para> - Select the number of seconds after which host images are - scanned - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="bugs"> - <title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title> - <para> - This application has no known bugs. - </para> -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="authors"> - <title>Authors</title> - <para> - <application>GDM Configure</application> was written by Lee Mallabone - (<email>lee@fonicmonkey.net</email>). To find more information about - <application>GDM Configure</application>, please visit the <ulink - url="http://www.my-gnome-app.org" type="http">MY-GNOME-APP Web - page</ulink>. Please send all comments, suggestions, and bug - reports to the <ulink url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org" type="http">GNOME - bug tracking database</ulink>. (Instructions for submitting bug - reports can be found <ulink - url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/Reporting.html" type="http"> - on-line</ulink>.) You can also use <application>Bug Report - Tool</application> (<command>bug-buddy</command>), available in the - <guisubmenu>Utilities</guisubmenu> submenu of <guimenu>Main - Menu</guimenu>, for submitting bug reports. - </para> - - <para> - This manual was written by Trevor Curtis - (<email>tcurtis@somaradio.ca</email>). 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