Re: [gdm-list] Request info on local session login

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Philippe:

> I am currently looking at the gdm source as I intend to write a small 
> prototype that handles smart card input.
>
> Could you give me the sequence of APIs to call to actually start a session 
> once the username and password are known ? I think it is is session.c but I'm 
> not certain.
>
> I appreciate your help.

This is probably bset managed with PAM.  This topic came up in 
discussion in October (see http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/)
under the topic "My questions".  Here's a link to the first email
in the thread.

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2005-October/msg00010.html

See if that helps you.

Brian