GDM - Revision history

Weibullguy at 18:13, 5 April 2009

2009-04-05T18:13:35Z

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	* [[GNOME Doc-Utils]]		* [[GNOME Doc-Utils]]
	* [[librsvg]]		* [[librsvg]]

	=== Optional ===		=== Optional ===
	* [[intltool]]		* [[intltool]]
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	x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon		x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon

			[[Category:Display Managers]]

Jciccone: /* Configuring GDM */

2008-12-25T01:09:17Z

Configuring GDM

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:09, 24 December 2008
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	-e "/^TryExec=/s@=.*@=/usr/bin/dbus-launch@" \		-e "/^TryExec=/s@=.*@=/usr/bin/dbus-launch@" \
	${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/xsessions/gnome.desktop		${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/xsessions/gnome.desktop

			=== Launching GDM ===

			The easiest way to do this is from a line in inittab:

			x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm --nodaemon

Jciccone: /* Creating the GDM User/Group */

2008-11-28T17:37:14Z

Creating the GDM User/Group

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:37, 28 November 2008
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	groupadd -g 23 gdm &&		groupadd -g 23 gdm &&
	useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /~~dev~~/~~null~~ \		useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /var/lib/gdm \
	-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm		-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm

Jciccone at 17:32, 28 November 2008

2008-11-28T17:32:32Z

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	{{Package-Introduction\|GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, a graphical login program.\|http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/}}		{{Package-Introduction\|GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, a graphical login program.\|http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/}}

			{{Note\|GDM is at version {{GDM-Version}} because newer versions such as 2.22.x and 2.24.x are missing programs like gdmsetup.}}

	== Dependencies ==		== Dependencies ==

Jciccone at 17:29, 28 November 2008

2008-11-28T17:29:30Z

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	useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null \		useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null \
	-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm		-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm

			== Configuration Information ==

			To enable secure remote connections you must have [[Zenity]], [[OpenSSH]] and [[which]] installed add the following argument to your configure command:

			--enable-secureremote=yes

	== Non-Multilib ==		== Non-Multilib ==
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
	~~--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \~~
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
	~~--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \~~
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib32/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib32/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
	~~--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \~~
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib64/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib64/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
	~~--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \~~
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	The default configuration parameters are stored in a static file ($GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf). This file is not intended to be edited. If modification of the configuration is necessary, you should add parameters to the /etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf file. The settings in this file will override the settings in the static file. The same parameters in the static file are used in the configuration file.		The default configuration parameters are stored in a static file ($GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf). This file is not intended to be edited. If modification of the configuration is necessary, you should add parameters to the /etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf file. The settings in this file will override the settings in the static file. The same parameters in the static file are used in the configuration file.

			Change the directory containing the GDM log files to the /var/log hierarchy:

			install -v -m755 -d /var/log/gdm &&
			sed -i.orig "/\[daemon\]/ a LogDir=/var/log/gdm" \
			/etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf

			You may also want to set a default gtk theme:

			sed -i "/\[gui\]/ a GtkTheme=Clearlooks" \
			/etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf

	If you have [[Linux-PAM]] installed run the following commands:		If you have [[Linux-PAM]] installed run the following commands:
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	cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,-autologin} &&		cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,-autologin} &&
	echo "auth required pam_permit.so" >> /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin		echo "auth required pam_permit.so" >> /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin

			If you built GDM with [[usermode]] installed then you need to make a PAM config for gdmsetup as well as a symlink to consolehelper:

			cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&
			ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup &&
			sed -i "s/sbin/bin/g" ${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/gdm/applications/gdmsetup.desktop

	{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}		{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}

Jciccone: /* Configuring GDM */

2008-11-23T05:41:49Z

Configuring GDM

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	cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,-autologin} &&		cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,-autologin} &&
	echo "auth required pam_permit.so" >> /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin		echo "auth required pam_permit.so" >> /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin

	~~If you built GDM with [[usermode]] installed then you need to make a PAM config for gdmsetup as well as a symlink to consolehelper:~~

	~~cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&~~
	~~ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup~~

	{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}		{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}

Jciccone: /* Configuring GDM */

2008-11-23T05:40:25Z

Configuring GDM

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	cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&		cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&
	ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup &&		ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup
	~~sed -i "s/sbin/bin/g" ${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/gdm/applications/gdmsetup.desktop~~

	{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}		{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}

Jciccone: /* Configuring GDM */

2008-11-23T05:40:15Z

Configuring GDM

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:40, 22 November 2008
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	The default configuration parameters are stored in a static file ($GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf). This file is not intended to be edited. If modification of the configuration is necessary, you should add parameters to the /etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf file. The settings in this file will override the settings in the static file. The same parameters in the static file are used in the configuration file.		The default configuration parameters are stored in a static file ($GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf). This file is not intended to be edited. If modification of the configuration is necessary, you should add parameters to the /etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf file. The settings in this file will override the settings in the static file. The same parameters in the static file are used in the configuration file.

	~~Change the directory containing the GDM log files to the /var/log hierarchy:~~

	~~install -v -m755 -d /var/log/gdm &&~~
	~~sed -i.orig "/\[daemon\]/ a LogDir=/var/log/gdm" \~~
	~~/etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf~~

	~~You may also want to set a default gtk theme:~~

	~~sed -i "/\[gui\]/ a GtkTheme=Clearlooks" \~~
	~~/etc/gnome/gdm/custom.conf~~

	If you have [[Linux-PAM]] installed run the following commands:		If you have [[Linux-PAM]] installed run the following commands:

Jciccone at 05:31, 23 November 2008

2008-11-23T05:31:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:31, 22 November 2008
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	useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null \		useradd -c "GDM Daemon Owner" -d /dev/null \
	-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm		-g gdm -s /bin/bash -u 23 gdm

	~~== Configuration Information ==~~

	~~To enable secure remote connections you must have [[Zenity]], [[OpenSSH]] and [[which]] installed add the following argument to your configure command:~~

	~~--enable-secureremote=yes~~

	== Non-Multilib ==		== Non-Multilib ==
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
			--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
			--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib32/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib32/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
			--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make
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	--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib64/gdm \		--libexecdir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/lib64/gdm \
	--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \		--mandir=${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/man \
			--with-dbus-sys=/etc/dbus-1/system.d \
	--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&		--with-pam-prefix=/etc --with-xevie=yes &&
	make		make

Jciccone: /* Configuring GDM */

2007-10-20T14:16:42Z

Configuring GDM

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:16, 20 October 2007
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	cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&		cp /etc/pam.d/gdm{,setup} &&
	ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup &&		ln -sfv /usr/bin/consolehelper ${GNOME_PREFIX}/bin/gdmsetup &&
	sed -i "s/sbin/bin/g" ${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/applications/gdmsetup.desktop		sed -i "s/sbin/bin/g" ${GNOME_PREFIX}/share/gdm/applications/gdmsetup.desktop

	{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}		{{Note\|If you make the link to consolehelper a regular users will beable to configure GDM by entering root's password.}}