[Kde-kiosk] how to force users to log into KDE (modify KDM menu)

[Mr Wiggles]

If I copy the Xsession file from /opt/kde3/share/config/kdm to
overwirte the file in /etc/X11/xdm/  will it put me in the KDE session
which has kiosk installed every time since it is going through its
progression of which session I selected at the menu (but there is no
session menu in XDM so it would use the default which is kde) ?


On 6/21/05, Mr Wiggles <astalavista.box.sk at gmail.com> wrote:
> so how could I get kiosk to work in XDM?
> I am guessing I am looking for an XDM config file that specifies the
> session type it loads when you log in and I need to change that to say
> startkde?
> 
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> On 6/20/05, Mr Wiggles <astalavista.box.sk at gmail.com> wrote:
> > cancel that........i see why one would use KDM over XDM..kiosk does
> > not appear to work in XDM, at least for me it isnt....
> >
> >
> > On 6/20/05, Russell Brown <russell at lls.lls.com> wrote:
> > > Quoth Mr Wiggles.....
> > > >Ok, I read that section....not sure where I was "supposed" to find it
> > > >but I googled and found it here:
> > >
> > > <snip Xsession editing stuff>
> > >
> > > Not sure that helps you control kdm 3.2 onwards.  To quote from the kdm
> > > README:  "The way session types are configured changed drastically in
> > > KDE 3.2".
> > >
> > > It goes on to says that the whole session thing has changed to
> > > '.desktop' type files.  To the kde startup is now controled by
> > > xxx.desktop in .../kdm/sessions.
> > >
> > > However the Xsession stuff is still in the kdmrc file :-( Confusing.
> > >
> > > The README says that you can override or mask the 'shipped' session
> > > types with .desktop files containing "Hidden=yes".  Unfortunatley, the
> > > inbuild 'custom, default and failsafe' entries can't be masked in this
> > > way as, from the source code for kdm 3.3.2 around line 459, it seems to
> > > always force these default entries onto the menu.
> > >
> > > What would be simpler for kiosk environments is a switch to just turn
> > > off the Menu button and have a default session (it doesn't seem possible
> > > to set a default session type for first time login).
> > >
> > > Hmmmm....  and kdm used to be nice for kiosk use :-(
> > >
> > > --
> > >  Regards,
> > >      Russell
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