When connecting to kdm from a remote Xserver via X -query host kdm attempts to execute /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup, which doesn't exist, resulting in a login dialog box, but no background image. Of course, any other custom setup doesn't get done either. Jan 22 15:48:34 apollo kdm[27428]: can't execute "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup" (err 2) I think kdm SHOULD be calling /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 A quick workaround is: ln -s /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup
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Well, I found the UNMAINTAINED Xterminal-HOWTO, and figured out how to configure xdm/kdm to call the right setup file. Now if I could only figure out how to make that chooser stuff work. I can't believe that this information is not included in say the X Window User HOWTO or maintained as a separate HOWTO. I found this "bug" mentioned numerous times in the KDE mailing lists, and nowhere was it actually correctly answered (otherwise I would never have submitted this bug report). I would like to suggest that there is still a bug, but that it is a documentation bug. Somebody needs to start maintaining that Xterminal HOWTO. What are you looking at me for, its obvious that I know NOTHING about X ;-)