On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Pat Plummer wrote:

> All:
> 
> I have kde up and running famously -- except for sound :) -- and I have one
> more question (for now anyway). What I'd like to do is use kde's login
> screen rather than the xdm plain vanilla version. I looked at the FAQ on the
> kde site and they discuss how to do this a on a linux system, but had no
> comments on BSD. Here's what they said WRT linux:
> ________________
> First, you need to change to the "xdm runlevel" (runlevel 5 on RedHat
> systems) by editing your /etc/inittab file. In the file, you should have a
> line saying: 
> id:3:initdefault:
> Change it to: 
> id:5:initdefault:
> Now at the end of the file, comment out the following line:
> x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon
> and replace it with:
> x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
> (the location of kdm may differ on your systems, though)
> 
> For changes to take effect immediately, type "init 5" at the shell prompt.
> Please note that it is risky to initiate a graphical login without checking
> beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you'd be in for a hard
> time getting back....
> ________________
> 
> There does not appear to be a file analogous to "inittab" in BSD. Would I
> modify /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsessions somehow? Any comments/suggestions/
> catcalls?


in /etc/rc.conf, set the "xdm" line to "NO".  Then in /etc/rc.local add
something like:

if [ -x /usr/X11R6/bin/kdm ]; then
  /usr/X11R6/bin/kdm 
fi


also add whatever kdm flags you need to that line.

-Dan