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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!gnome.co.uk!not-for-mail From: jacs@gnome.co.uk (Chris Stenton) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: xdm query.. Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 09:49:14 GMT Organization: Gnome Computers Limited Lines: 44 Sender: usenet@gnome.co.uk (Charlie Root) Message-ID: <DHM8M2.yI@gnome.co.uk> References: <47iiii$jd5@turtle.apana.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: hawk.gnome.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: gnome.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950621BETA PL0] Robert Nagy (nagy@turtle.apana.org.au) wrote: : Hi Folks, : : I just found out about xdm and thought it would be neat to add a graphic : gif/jpg to the login screen. I've checked the man pages but didn't see : anything highly relevant. edit the file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 add your commands in here ie xsetroot -solid SteelBlue or in my case xscreensaver & pyro -root & Note if you don't put it in the background the login prompt will not come up! If you have other people logging in via xdm then you need to create the file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup wiht the above command sin and add the line DisplayManager*setup: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup to xdm-config Chris