NAME

       lxdm - LXDE Display Manager (Login screen)

SYNOPSIS

       lxdm      [options]

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

       -d     daemon mode

       -h     help

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-alternative --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.

       arg

       Override arguments passed to the Xserver. Disable by default, you need to uncomment the line.

       gtk_theme

       Select the gtk theme for the greeter.

       bg

       Select the path of the background of the greeter.

       bottom_pane

       Select if the bottom panel is available. 1 to TRUE, 0 to FALSE.

       lang

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

       theme

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

AUTHORS

       This manual page was written by Trevor Walkley <bluewater@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.

                                                   March 2010                                            LXDM(1)