So sorry to post this again. I was trying to manage two 
conversations while downloading my email and deleted you 
kind replies. Please repost your answers. Sorry!!!


 Half way there, thanks! But here's what I've got now...

 Alrightie then! I put...

   /usr/X11R6/bin/kdm 
   
 ...at the end of /rc.local. Then I rebooted. 

 And, it went to X with a login gadget...which is cool.

 But I can't login as me. I can only login as root. 

 When I login as me, the screen goes berserk for about 
one 
 second, and then settles down and the login gadget comes 
 back again.

 Then, if I login as root, it goes to the KDE screen just 
 fine. But then I am in root; which is not good. Right?

 As me, I am privleged to su and become root-like while 
 staying me. But I can't do that till after I login. 
 So...hm! What to do?

 Anybody care to clue in this newbie???

 Thanks in advance.

 Gan Starling
 Kalamazoo MI