Re: [gdm-list] gconf

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Jack:

> Does GDM use gconf, or does all its configuration live
> in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf?

GDM 2.22 uses GConf, mainly for configuring the GUI appearance.
This is discussed here:

  http://live.gnome.org/GDM/2.22/Configuration

GDM 2.20 and earlier only use /usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf and
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf (though the locations are probably different on
Some distros).  This is discussed in the GDM docs here:

  http://www.gnome.org/projects/gdm/docs.html

Note that most distros (aside from Fedora 9) use GDM 2.20, but GDM 2.22
will likely become more widely used in the next GNOME release.

> I'm working on scripts to non-interactively rebuild our systems on new
> hardware - or if they fail. In some cases this involves installing
> customized configuration files, in other cases it involves changing
> settings in databases like debconf. I haven't yet had to change any
> settings in gconf.
>
> For example, the script needs to enable remote connections via XDMCP.
> Should it be safe to install a customized /etc/gdm/gdm.conf, or do I
> need to touch gconf?

For GDM 2.20 and earlier, you should only need to modify the
/etc/gdm/gdm.conf file