From 8e0f71ee269b2eb9cc87843276511a94d238b1b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Cameron Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:43:21 +0000 Subject: Update to new release version. Updated. Update version number. 2006-11-06 Brian Cameron * Release 2.17.2: * configure.ac: Update to new release version. * NEWS: Updated. * docs/C/gdm.xml: Update version number. --- docs/es/gdm.xml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs/es') diff --git a/docs/es/gdm.xml b/docs/es/gdm.xml index c9162081..30f12cea 100644 --- a/docs/es/gdm.xml +++ b/docs/es/gdm.xml @@ -413,6 +413,46 @@ gdm: .su.dominio + + Support for ConsoleKit + + + GDM includes support for publishing user login information with the user and login + session accounting framework known as ConsoleKit. ConsoleKit is able to keep track + of all the users currently logged in. In this respect, it can be used as a replacement + for the utmp or utmpx files that are available on most Unix-like operating systems. + + + + When GDM is about to create a new login process for a user it will call a privileged + method of ConsoleKit in order to open a new session for this user. At this time + GDM also provides ConsoleKit with information about this user session such as: the user ID, + the X11 Display name that will be associated with the session, the host-name from which the + session originates (useful in the case of an XDMCP session), whether or not this session + is local, etc. As the entity that initiates the user process, GDM is in a unique position + know and to be trusted to provide these bits of information about the user session. The use + of this privileged method is restricted by the use of D-Bus system message bus security policy. + + + + In the case where a user with an existing session and has authenticated at GDM and requests to + resume that existing session GDM calls a privileged method of ConsoleKit to unlock that + session. The exact details of what happens when the session receives this unlock signal is + undefined and session-specific. However, most sessions will unlock a screensaver in response. + + + + When the user chooses to log out, or if GDM or the session quit unexpectedly the user session + will be unregistered from ConsoleKit. + + + + If support for ConsoleKit is not desired it can be disabled at build time using the + --with-console-kit=no option when running configure. + + + + Usar gdmsetup para configurar GDM @@ -4706,7 +4746,7 @@ homogeneous="bool"> If distribution-foo-image.png is a valid image filename it will be used. Otherwise distribution-blah-image.png will - be used if valid. + be used if valid. This feature supported since 2.16.3. -- cgit v1.2.1