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
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.
- 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.