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NAME

lxdm - LXDE Display Manager (Login screen)

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

lxdm is the LXDE display manager also known as login manager. It shows a graphical login screen for usernames and password and allows you to choose a desktop and language for the session. After authenticating a user it starts a session.

lxdm works with various desktops like LXDE, KDE and others.

OPTIONS

FILES

/var/log/lxdm.log

log information

/etc/lxdm/Xsession

script to run as user after login of user

/etc/lxdm/default.conf

configuration file for lxdm. It’s a symlink to the real configuration file (/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf for standard lxdm, /etc/xdg/lubuntu/lxdm/lxdm.conf for Lubuntu). See below for details of the configuration file.

CONFIGURATION FILE

The configuration file is /etc/lxdm/default.conf, which is a symlink to the real configuration file. (/etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf for standard lxdm, /etc/xdg/lubuntu/lxdm/lxdm.conf for Lubuntu).

To update the symlink, type "update-alternatives --config lxdm.conf" and follow the instructions.

autologin
Enable autologin if you set autologin=user, when user is your login.
Disable by default, you need to uncomment the line.

session
Default session which will be started if "Default" session is provided
at login. Disable by default, you need to uncomment the line.

numlock
Enable numlock support. Disable by default, you need to uncomment the
line.

Override arguments passed to the Xserver. Disable by default, you need
to uncomment the line.
gtk_theme
Select the gtk theme for the greeter.

Select the path of the background of the greeter.
bottom_pane
Select if the bottom panel is available. 1 to TRUE, 0 to FALSE.

Select if the language choose if available. 1 to TRUE, 0 to FALSE.

Select the theme for the greeter. Theme are located in
/usr/share/lxdm/themes/

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Trevor Walkley <bluewater [AT] sidux.com> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.