diff options
-rw-r--r-- | gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/gdm.xml | 550 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 550 deletions
diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/gdm.xml b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/gdm.xml deleted file mode 100644 index f34d4b1..0000000 --- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/gdm.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,550 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="gdm-0"> - <title>Configuring GDM</title> - <highlights> - <para>This chapter describes how to configure <application>GDM</application> in the GNOME Desktop.</para> - </highlights> - <sect1 id="gdm-1"> - <title>Introduction to GDM</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>GDM</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To start a GNOME Desktop session, users must log in to authenticate -their identity. The login screen provides gateway to the desktop environment -for the user. The <application>GNOME Display Manager</application> (<application>GDM</application>) application controls the login screen. </para> - <para><application>GDM</application> also enables you to log in to another -session without closing the current session.</para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gdm-2"> - <title>Configuring GDM</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>GDM</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To configure <application>GDM</application>, use the <application>GDM -Configurator</application> application. To open <application>GDM Configurator</application>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>GDM Configurator</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - <para>You can configure <application>GDM</application> in the following functional -areas:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>General</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Standard greeter</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Graphical greeter</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Security</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>XDMCP</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <sect2 id="gdm-3"> - <title>General Settings</title> - <para>Use the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section to set general GDM -preferences.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gdm-TBL-8"/> lists the general GDM settings that you can -configure.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gdm-TBL-8"> - <title>General GDM Settings</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Local</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information -to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Remote</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Always use 24 hour clock format</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Login a user automatically on first bootup</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Automatic login username</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Login a user automatically after a specified number -of seconds</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided -in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Timed login username</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Seconds before login</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gdm-4"> - <title>Standard Greeter Settings</title> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Standard greeter</guilabel> tabbed section to set -preferences for the standard greeter.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gdm-TBL-9"/> lists the standard greeter settings that -you can configure.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gdm-TBL-9"> - <title>Standard Greeter Settings</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Logo</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information -to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Welcome string</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Show choosable user images (face browser)</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>No background</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec2"> - <para> - <guilabel>Image</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec3"> - <para/> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec2"> - <para> - <guilabel>Color</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec3"> - <para/> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Scale background image to fit</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Only color on remote displays</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Background color</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gdm-5"> - <title>Graphical Greeter Settings</title> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Graphical greeter</guilabel> tabbed section to set -preferences for the graphical greeter.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gdm-TBL-10"/> lists the graphical greeter settings that -you can configure.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gdm-TBL-10"> - <title>Graphical Greeter Settings</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para>Greeter list</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be -provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gdm-6"> - <title>Security Settings</title> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Security</guilabel> tabbed section to set security -preferences for GDM.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gdm-TBL-11"/> lists the security settings that you can -configure.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gdm-TBL-11"> - <title>Security Settings</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Allow root to login with GDM</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Allow root to login remotely with GDM</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Allow remote timed logins</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Show system menu</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Allow configuration from the login screen</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Retry delay (seconds)</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gdm-7"> - <title>XDMCP Settings</title> - <para>Use the <guilabel>XDMCP</guilabel> tabbed section to set preferences -for XDMCP.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gdm-TBL-12"/> lists the XDMCP settings that you can configure.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gdm-TBL-12"> - <title>XDMCP Settings</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Enable XDMCP</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Honour indirect requests</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Listen on UDP port</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Maximum pending requests</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Max pending indirect requests</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Maximum remote sessions</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Maximum wait time</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry> - <para> - <guilabel>Maximum indirect wait time</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guilabel>Displays per host</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guilabel>Ping interval (minutes)</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Information to be provided in a future release.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gdm-13"> - <title>Logging in to a New Session</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>GDM</primary> - <secondary>logging in to new session</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>New login application</primary> - </indexterm> - <para>To log in to a new session, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>New login</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A login screen is displayed. Enter your username -and password to log in.</para> - </sect1> -</chapter> |