It take it back. It worked once. It's now reverted to GDM although /etc/sysconfig/desktop still reads DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM. However, "ps aux | egrep 'kdm|gdm'" shows: bash-4.1$ ps aux | egrep 'kdm|gdm' root 3408 0.0 0.0 121484 2192 ? Ss 14:19 0:00 /usr/sbi/gdm-binary -nodaemon root 3533 0.0 0.0 152284 3376 ? S 14:19 0:00 /usr/libexec/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Display1 root 3535 14.9 1.3 176720 81056 tty7 Ss+ 14:19 1:43 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -verbose -audit 4 -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-jLtDOj/database -nolisten tcp gdm 3622 0.0 0.0 20032 668 ? S 14:19 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session root 3807 0.0 0.0 177028 3172 ? S 14:19 0:00 pam: gdm-password mw -- "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." -- William Kershner http://crucis-court.com http://www.crucis.net/1632search On 12/07/2012 11:00 AM, Mike Watson wrote: > Thank you. That worked. > > mw > > -- > > "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." > -- William Kershner > http://crucis-court.com > http://www.crucis.net/1632search > > > On 12/06/2012 02:52 PM, Mike Watson wrote: >> Ahh. OK, I'll make the change and post the results. :-[ >> >> mw >> >> -- >> >> "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." >> -- William Kershner >> http://crucis-court.com >> http://www.crucis.net/1632search >> >> >> On 12/06/2012 01:04 PM, Scot P. Floess wrote: >>> Sorry, I may have not been clear... >>> >>> You want this in /etc/sysconfig/desktop >>> >>> >>> DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Note no preceeding dollar sign :) >>> >>> >>> >>> To better understand, take a peak at /etc/X11/prefdm >>> >>> In it, its doing this: >>> >>> . /etc/sysconfig/desktop >>> >>> You'll see it doing some checks like: >>> >>> elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then >>> preferred=/usr/bin/kdm >>> >>> Which will be used in starting kdm :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 6 Dec 2012, Mike Watson wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry to be so slow in responding. I've done what you suggested. I created >>>> /etc/sysconfig/desktop >>>> and entered "$DISPLAYMANAGER=KDM". I rebooted but there was no change. GDM is still being used. >>>> >>>> Any other suggestions? >>>> >>>> mw >>>> >>>> >>>> ======================== >>>> Just create the file /etc/sysconfig/desktop and put in it: >>>> >>>> DESKTOP=KDM >>>> >>>> I believe it's DESKTOP - you can dbl check /etc/X11/prefdm >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my phoneMike Watson <mikew at crucis.net <http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>> wrote:The last reply to this subject said to modify /etc/sysconfig/desktop to >>>> change GDM to KDM. This would then enable the KDE login screen instead >>>> of the default Gnome. >>>> >>>> However, when I checked my CentOS 6.3 system, there was no such file, no >>>> /etc/sysconfig/desktop. I've not been able to find any method to enable >>>> KDE login in 6.3. The method mentioned in the earlier reply was for >>>> CentOS 5, not 6. >>>> >>>> Any further suggestions? >>>> >>>> mw >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> >>>> "Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee." >>>> -- William Kershner >>>> http://crucis-court.com >>>> http://www.crucis.net/1632search >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> CentOS mailing list >>>> CentOS at centos.org >>>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>> >>> Scot P. Floess RHCT (Certificate Number 605010084735240) >>> Chief Architect FlossWare http://sourceforge.net/projects/flossware >>> http://flossware.sourceforge.net >>> https://github.com/organizations/FlossWare >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS at centos.org >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >