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# The contents of this section are copied into config.ci verbatim.
<code>
#define RCVERMAJOR 2
#define RCVERMINOR 4

#define KDMCONF KDE_CONFDIR "/kdm"
#define KDMDATA KDE_DATADIR "/kdm"

#ifdef _AIX
# define HALT_CMD       "/usr/sbin/shutdown -h now"
# define REBOOT_CMD     "/usr/sbin/shutdown -r now"
#elif defined(BSD)
# define HALT_CMD       "/sbin/shutdown -h now"
# define REBOOT_CMD     "/sbin/shutdown -r now"
#elif defined(__SVR4)
# define HALT_CMD       "/usr/sbin/halt"
# define REBOOT_CMD     "/usr/sbin/reboot"
#else
# define HALT_CMD       "/sbin/halt"
# define REBOOT_CMD     "/sbin/reboot"
#endif

#if defined(BSD) || defined(__linux__)
# define DEF_USER_PATH KDM_DEF_USER_PATH
# define DEF_SYSTEM_PATH KDM_DEF_SYSTEM_PATH
#else
# define DEF_USER_PATH KDM_DEF_USER_PATH ":/usr/ucb"
# define DEF_SYSTEM_PATH KDM_DEF_SYSTEM_PATH ":/etc:/usr/ucb"
#endif

#if 0 /*def HASXDMAUTH*/
# define DEF_AUTH_NAME  "XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1,MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1"
#else
# define DEF_AUTH_NAME  "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1"
#endif

#ifdef HAVE_VTS
#elif defined(__sun__)
# define DEF_SERVER_TTY "console"
#elif defined(_AIX)
# define DEF_SERVER_TTY "lft0"
#else
# define DEF_SERVER_TTY ""
#endif

#ifdef _AIX
# define DEF_SERVER_CMD XBINDIR "/X -T -force"
#else
# define DEF_SERVER_CMD XBINDIR "/X"
#endif
</code>

# The contents of this section are copied mostly verbatim to the
# default/example configuration file.
# Everything indented with a space is considered a comment for the output;
# it is prefixed with a hash mark but otherwise copied verbatim (except
# for lines consisting of a single underscore, which generate empty comment
# lines).
# Section headers are "condensation seeds" for the Instance:s in the key
# definitions below.
<kdmrc>
 &kdm; master configuration file
 _
 Definition: the greeter is the login dialog, i.e., the part of &kdm;
 which the user sees.
 _
 You can configure every X-display individually.
 Every display has a display name, which consists of a host name
 (which is empty for local displays specified in {Static|Reserve}Servers),
 a colon, and a display number. Additionally, a display belongs to a
 display class (which can be ignored in most cases; the control center
 does not support this feature at all).
 Sections with display-specific settings have the formal syntax
 "[X-" host [":" number [ "_" class ]] "-" sub-section "]"
 You can use the "*" wildcard for host, number, and class. You may omit
 trailing components; they are assumed to be "*" then.
 The host part may be a domain specification like ".inf.tu-dresden.de".
 It may also be "+", which means non-empty, i.e. remote displays only.
 From which section a setting is actually taken is determined by these
 rules:
 - an exact match takes precedence over a partial match (for the host part),
   which in turn takes precedence over a wildcard ("+" taking precedence
   over "*")
 - precedence decreases from left to right for equally exact matches
 Example: display name "myhost:0", class "dpy".
 [X-myhost:0_dpy] precedes
 [X-myhost:0_*] (same as [X-myhost:0]) precedes
 [X-myhost:*_dpy] precedes
 [X-myhost:*_*] (same as [X-myhost]) precedes
 [X-+:0_dpy] precedes
 [X-*:0_dpy] precedes
 [X-*:0_*] (same as [X-*:0]) precedes
 [X-*:*_*] (same as [X-*])
 These sections do NOT match this display:
 [X-hishost], [X-myhost:0_dec], [X-*:1], [X-:*]
 If a setting is not found in any matching section, the default is used.
 _
 Every comment applies to the following section or key. Note that all
 comments will be lost if you change this file with the kcontrol frontend.
 The defaults refer to &kdm;'s built-in values, not anything set in this file.
 _
 Special characters need to be backslash-escaped (leading and trailing
 spaces (\\s), tab (\\t), linefeed (\\n), carriage return (\\r) and the
 backslash itself (\\\\)).
 In lists, fields are separated with commas without whitespace in between.
 Some command strings are subject to simplified sh-style word splitting:
 single quotes (') and double quotes (") have the usual meaning; the backslash
 quotes everything (not only special characters). Note that the backslashes
 need to be doubled because of the two levels of quoting.

[General]

[Xdmcp]

[Shutdown]

 Rough estimations about how many seconds &kdm; will spend at most on
 - opening a connection to the X-server (OpenTime) if the attempt
   - times out: OpenTimeout
   - is refused: OpenRepeat * OpenDelay
 - starting a local X-server (ServerTime):
   ServerAttempts * (ServerTimeout + OpenDelay)
 - starting a display:
   - local display: ServerTime + OpenTime
   - foreign display: StartAttempts * OpenTime
   - &XDMCP; display: OpenTime (repeated indefinitely by client)

 Core config for all displays
[X-*-Core]

 Greeter config for all displays
[X-*-Greeter]

 Core config for local displays
[X-:*-Core]

 Greeter config for local displays
[X-:*-Greeter]

 Core config for 1st local display
[X-:0-Core]

 Greeter config for 1st local display
[X-:0-Greeter]
</kdmrc>

# The contents of this section are copied into kdmrc-ref.docbook.
# The macro %REF% is replaced with the accumulated Description:s from the key
# definitions below.
<docu>
<chapter id="kdm-files">
<title>The Files &kdm; Uses for Configuration</title>

<para>This chapter documents the files that control &kdm;'s behavior.
Some of this can be also controlled from the &kcontrol; module, but
not all.</para>

<sect1 id="kdmrc">
<title>&kdmrc; - The &kdm; master configuration file</title>

<para>The basic format of the file is <quote>INI-like</quote>.
Options are key/value pairs, placed in sections.
Everything in the file is case sensitive.
Syntactic errors and unrecognized key/section identifiers cause &kdm; to
issue non-fatal error messages.</para>

<para>Lines beginning with <literal>#</literal> are comments; empty lines
are ignored as well.</para>

<para>Sections are denoted by
<literal>[</literal><replaceable>Name of Section</replaceable><literal>]</literal>.
</para>

<para>You can configure every X-display individually.</para>
<para>Every display has a display name, which consists of a host name
(which is empty for local displays specified in <option>StaticServers</option>
or <option>ReserveServers</option>), a colon, and a display number.
Additionally, a display belongs to a
display class (which can be ignored in most cases).</para>

<para>Sections with display-specific settings have the formal syntax
<literal>[X-</literal>&nbsp;<replaceable>host</replaceable>&nbsp;[&nbsp;<literal>:</literal>&nbsp;<replaceable>number</replaceable>&nbsp;[&nbsp;<literal>_</literal>&nbsp;<replaceable>class</replaceable>&nbsp;]&nbsp;]&nbsp;<literal>-</literal>&nbsp;<replaceable>sub-section</replaceable>&nbsp;<literal>]</literal>
</para>
<para>All sections with the same <replaceable>sub-section</replaceable>
make up a section class.</para>

<para>You can use the wildcard <literal>*</literal> (match any) for
<replaceable>host</replaceable>, <replaceable>number</replaceable>, 
and <replaceable>class</replaceable>. You may omit trailing components;
they are assumed to be <literal>*</literal> then. The host part may be a
domain specification like <replaceable>.inf.tu-dresden.de</replaceable>
or the wildcard <literal>+</literal> (match non-empty).</para>

<para>From which section a setting is actually taken is determined by
these rules:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>An exact match takes precedence over a partial match (for the
host part), which in turn takes precedence over a wildcard
(<literal>+</literal> taking precendence over <literal>*</literal>).</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Precedence decreases from left to right for equally exact matches.</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>
Example: display name <quote>myhost.foo:0</quote>, class <quote>dpy</quote>
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>[X-myhost.foo:0_dpy] precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-myhost.foo:0_*] (same as [X-myhost.foo:0]) precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-myhost.foo:*_dpy] precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-myhost.foo:*_*] (same as [X-myhost.foo]) precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-.foo:*_*] (same as [X-.foo]) precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-+:0_dpy] precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-*:0_dpy] precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-*:0_*] (same as [X-*:0]) precedes</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>[X-*:*_*] (same as [X-*]).</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>These sections do <emphasis>not</emphasis> match this display:</para>
<para>[X-hishost], [X-myhost.foo:0_dec], [X-*:1], [X-:*]</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

<para>Common sections are [X-*] (all displays), [X-:*] (all local displays)
and [X-:0] (the first local display).</para>

<para>The format for all keys is
<userinput><option><replaceable>key</replaceable></option>&nbsp;<literal>=</literal>&nbsp;<parameter>value</parameter></userinput>.
Keys are only valid in the section class they are defined for.
Some keys do not apply to particular displays, in which case they are ignored.
</para>

<para>If a setting is not found in any matching section, the default
is used.</para>

<para>Special characters need to be backslash-escaped (leading and trailing
spaces (<literal>\s</literal>), tab (<literal>\t</literal>), linefeed
(<literal>\n</literal>), carriage return (<literal>\r</literal>) and the
backslash itself (<literal>\\</literal>)).</para>
<para>In lists, fields are separated with commas without whitespace in between.
</para>
<para>Some command strings are subject to simplified sh-style word splitting:
single quotes (<literal>'</literal>) and double quotes (<literal>"</literal>)
have the usual meaning; the backslash quotes everything (not only special
characters). Note that the backslashes need to be doubled because of the
two levels of quoting.</para>

<note><para>A pristine &kdmrc; is very thoroughly commented.
All comments will be lost if you change this file with the
kcontrol frontend.</para></note>

%REF%

</sect1>

<sect1 id="kdmrc-xservers">
<title>Specifying permanent &X-Server;s</title>

<para>Each entry in the <option>StaticServers</option> list indicates a
display which should constantly be
managed and which is not using &XDMCP;. This method is typically used only for
local &X-Server;s that are started by &kdm;, but &kdm; can manage externally
started (<quote>foreign</quote>) &X-Server;s as well, may they run on the 
local machine or rather remotely.</para>

<para>The formal syntax of a specification is
<screen>
<userinput><replaceable>display&nbsp;name</replaceable>&nbsp;[<literal>_</literal><replaceable>display&nbsp;class</replaceable>]</userinput>
</screen>
for all &X-Server;s. <quote>Foreign</quote> displays differ in having
a host name in the display name, may it be <literal>localhost</literal>.</para>

<para>The <replaceable>display name</replaceable> must be something that can
be passed in the <option>-display</option> option to an X program. This string
is used to generate the display-specific section names, so be careful to match
the names.
The display name of &XDMCP; displays is derived from the display's address by
reverse host name resolution. For configuration purposes, the
<literal>localhost</literal> prefix from locally running &XDMCP; displays is
<emphasis>not</emphasis> stripped to make them distinguishable from local
&X-Server;s started by &kdm;.</para>

<para>The <replaceable>display class</replaceable> portion is also used in the
display-specific sections. This is useful if you have a large collection of
similar displays (such as a corral of X terminals) and would like to set
options for groups of them.
When using &XDMCP;, the display is required to specify the display class,
so the manual for your particular X terminal should document the display
class string for your device. If it does not, you can run &kdm; in debug
mode and <command>grep</command> the log for <quote>class</quote>.</para>

<para>The displays specified in <option>ReserveServers</option> will not be
started when &kdm; starts up, but when it is explicitly requested via
the command socket.
If reserve displays are specified, the &kde; menu will have a
<guilabel>Start New Session</guilabel> item near the bottom; use that to
activate a reserve display with a new login session. The monitor will switch
to the new display, and you will have a minute to login. If there are no more
reserve displays available, the menu item will be disabled.</para>

<para>When &kdm; starts a session, it sets up authorization data for the
&X-Server;. For local servers, &kdm; passes
<command><option>-auth</option>&nbsp;<filename><replaceable>filename</replaceable></filename></command>
on the &X-Server;'s command line to point it at its authorization data.
For &XDMCP; displays, &kdm; passes the authorization data to the &X-Server;
via the <quote>Accept</quote> &XDMCP; message.</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="kdmrc-xaccess">
<title>&XDMCP; access control</title>

<para>The file specified by the <option>AccessFile</option> option provides
information which &kdm; uses to control access from displays requesting service
via &XDMCP;.
The file contains four types of entries: entries which control the response
to <quote>Direct</quote> and <quote>Broadcast</quote> queries, entries which
control the response to <quote>Indirect</quote> queries, macro definitions,
and entries which control on which network interfaces &kdm; listens for &XDMCP;
queries.
Blank lines are ignored, <literal>#</literal> is treated as a comment
delimiter causing the rest of that line to be ignored, and <literal>\</literal>
causes an immediately following newline to be ignored, allowing host lists
to span multiple lines.
</para>

<para>The format of the <quote>Direct</quote> entries is simple, either a
host name or a pattern, which is compared against the host name of the display
device. Alternatively, a macro may be used to make the entry match everything
the macro expands to.
Patterns are distinguished from host names by the inclusion of one or more
meta characters; <literal>*</literal> matches any sequence of 0 or more
characters, and <literal>?</literal> matches any single character.
If the entry is a host name, all comparisons are done using network addresses,
so any name which converts to the correct network address may be used. Note
that only the first network address returned for a host name is used.
For patterns, only canonical host names are used in the comparison, so ensure
that you do not attempt to match aliases.
Host names from &XDMCP; queries always contain the local domain name
even if the reverse lookup returns a short name, so you can use
patterns for the local domain.
Preceding the entry with a <literal>!</literal> character causes hosts which
match that entry to be excluded. Preceding it with an <literal>=</literal> has
no effect but is required when specifying a macro to distinguish the entry
from a macro definition.
To only respond to <quote>Direct</quote> queries for a host or pattern,
it can be followed by the optional <literal>NOBROADCAST</literal> keyword.
This can be used to prevent a &kdm; server from appearing on menus based on
<quote>Broadcast</quote> queries.</para>

<para>An <quote>Indirect</quote> entry also contains a host name, pattern or
macro, but follows it with a list of host names or macros to which the queries
should be forwarded. <quote>Indirect</quote> entries can be excluding as well,
in which case a (valid) dummy host name must be supplied to make the entry
distinguishable from a <quote>Direct</quote> entry.
If compiled with IPv6 support, multicast address groups may also be included
in the list of addresses the queries are forwarded to.
<!-- Not actually implemented!
Multicast addresses may be followed by an optional <literal>/</literal>
character and hop count. If no hop count is specified, the multicast hop count
defaults to 1, keeping the packet on the local network. For IPv4 multicasting,
the hop count is used as the TTL.
-->
If the indirect host list contains the keyword <literal>CHOOSER</literal>,
<quote>Indirect</quote> queries are not forwarded, but instead a host chooser
dialog is displayed by &kdm;. The chooser will send a <quote>Direct</quote>
query to each of the remaining host names in the list and offer a menu of
all the hosts that respond. The host list may contain the keyword
<literal>BROADCAST</literal>, to make the chooser send a
<quote>Broadcast</quote> query as well; note that on some operating systems,
UDP packets cannot be broadcast, so this feature will not work.
</para>

<para>When checking access for a particular display host, each entry is scanned
in turn and the first matching entry determines the response.
<quote>Direct</quote> and <quote>Broadcast</quote> entries are ignored when
scanning for an <quote>Indirect</quote> entry and vice-versa.</para>

<para>A macro definition contains a macro name and a list of host names and
other macros that the macro expands to. To distinguish macros from hostnames,
macro names start with a <literal>%</literal> character.</para>

<para>The last entry type is the <literal>LISTEN</literal> directive.
The formal syntax is
<screen>
<userinput>&nbsp;<literal>LISTEN</literal>&nbsp;[<replaceable>interface</replaceable>&nbsp;[<replaceable>multicast&nbsp;list</replaceable>]]</userinput>
</screen>
If one or more <literal>LISTEN</literal> lines are specified, &kdm; listens
for &XDMCP; requests only on the specified interfaces.
<replaceable>interface</replaceable> may be a hostname or IP address
representing a network interface on this machine, or the wildcard
<literal>*</literal> to represent all available network interfaces.
If multicast group addresses are listed on a <literal>LISTEN</literal> line,
&kdm; joins the multicast groups on the given interface. For IPv6 multicasts,
the IANA has assigned ff0<replaceable>X</replaceable>:0:0:0:0:0:0:12b as the
permanently assigned range of multicast addresses for &XDMCP;. The
<replaceable>X</replaceable> in the prefix may be replaced by any valid scope
identifier, such as 1 for Node-Local, 2 for Link-Local, 5 for Site-Local, and
so on (see IETF RFC 2373 or its replacement for further details and scope
definitions). &kdm; defaults to listening on the Link-Local scope address
ff02:0:0:0:0:0:0:12b to most closely match the IPv4 subnet broadcast behavior. 
If no <literal>LISTEN</literal> lines are given, &kdm; listens on all
interfaces and joins the default &XDMCP; IPv6 multicast group (when
compiled with IPv6 support).
To disable listening for &XDMCP; requests altogether, a
<literal>LISTEN</literal> line with no addresses may be specified, but using
the <literal>[Xdmcp]</literal> <option>Enable</option> option is preferred.
</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="kdm-scripts">
<title>Supplementary programs</title>

<para>
The following programs are run by &kdm; at various stages of a session.
They typically are shell scripts.
</para>

<para>
The Setup, Startup and Reset programs are run as
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, so they should be careful
about security.
Their first argument is <literal>auto</literal> if the session results
from an automatic login; otherwise, no arguments are passed to them.
</para>

<sect2 id="kdmrc-xsetup">
<title>Setup program</title>

<para>
The <filename>Xsetup</filename> program is run after the &X-Server; is
started or reset, but before the greeter is offered.
This is the place to change the root background (if
<option>UseBackground</option> is disabled) or bring up other windows that
should appear on the screen along with the greeter.
</para>

<para>
In addition to any specified by <option>ExportList</option>,
the following environment variables are passed:</para>
<variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DISPLAY</term>
  <listitem><para>the associated display name</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>PATH</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>SystemPath</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>SHELL</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>SystemShell</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>XAUTHORITY</term>
  <listitem><para>may be set to an authority file</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DM_CONTROL</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>FifoDir</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para> Note that since &kdm; grabs the keyboard, any other windows will not be
able to receive keyboard input. They will be able to interact with the mouse,
however; beware of potential security holes here. If <option>GrabServer</option>
is set, <filename>Xsetup</filename> will not be able to connect to the display
at all. Resources for this program can be put into the file named by
<option>Resources</option>.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="kdmrc-xstartup">
<title>Startup program</title>

<para>The <filename>Xstartup</filename> program is run as
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> when the user logs in.
This is the place to put commands which add entries to
<filename>utmp</filename> (the <command>sessreg</command> program
may be useful here), mount users' home directories from file servers,
or abort the session if some requirements are not met (but note that on
modern systems, many of these tasks are already taken care of by
<acronym>PAM</acronym> modules).</para>

<para>In addition to any specified by <option>ExportList</option>,
the following environment variables are passed:</para>
<variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DISPLAY</term>
  <listitem><para>the associated display name</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>HOME</term>
  <listitem><para>the initial working directory of the user</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>LOGNAME</term>
  <listitem><para>the username</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>USER</term>
  <listitem><para>the username</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>PATH</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>SystemPath</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>SHELL</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>SystemShell</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>XAUTHORITY</term>
  <listitem><para>may be set to an authority file</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DM_CONTROL</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>FifoDir</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>&kdm; waits until this program exits before starting the user session.
If the exit value of this program is non-zero, &kdm; discontinues the session
and starts another authentication cycle.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="kdmrc-xsession">
<title>Session program</title>

<para>The <filename>Xsession</filename> program is the command which is run
as the user's session. It is run with the permissions of the authorized user.
One of the keywords <literal>failsafe</literal>, <literal>default</literal>
or <literal>custom</literal>, or a string to <command>eval</command> by a
Bourne-compatible shell is passed as the first argument.</para>

<para>In addition to any specified by <option>ExportList</option>,
the following environment variables are passed:</para>
<variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DISPLAY</term>
  <listitem><para>the associated display name</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>HOME</term>
  <listitem><para>the initial working directory of the user</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>LOGNAME</term>
  <listitem><para>the username</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>USER</term>
  <listitem><para>the username</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>PATH</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>UserPath</option>
   (or <option>SystemPath</option> for
   <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user sessions)</para>
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>SHELL</term>
  <listitem><para>the user's default shell</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>XAUTHORITY</term>
  <listitem><para>may be set to a non-standard authority file</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>KRBTKFILE</term>
  <listitem><para>may be set to a Kerberos4 credentials cache name</para>
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>KRB5CCNAME</term>
  <listitem><para>may be set to a Kerberos5 credentials cache name</para>
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DM_CONTROL</term>
  <listitem><para>the value of <option>FifoDir</option></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>XDM_MANAGED</term>
  <listitem><para>will contain a comma-separated list of parameters the
   session might find interesting, like which conversation
   plugin was used for the login</para>
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
  <term>DESKTOP_SESSION</term>
  <listitem><para>the name of the session the user has chosen to run</para>
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="kdmrc-xreset">
<title>Reset program</title>

<para>Symmetrical with <filename>Xstartup</filename>, the
<filename>Xreset</filename> program is run after the user session has
terminated. Run as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, it should
contain commands that undo the effects of commands in 
<filename>Xstartup</filename>, removing entries from <filename>utmp</filename>
or unmounting directories from file servers.</para>

<para>The environment variables that were passed to
<filename>Xstartup</filename> are also passed to <filename>Xreset</filename>.
</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

</chapter>
</docu>


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Section: General
Description:
 This section contains global options that do not fit into any specific section.

Key: ConfigVersion
Type: string
Default: ""
CDefault: -
User: dummy
# will be overwritten
Instance:
Comment:
 This option exists solely for the purpose of a clean automatic upgrade.
 Do not even think about changing it!
Description:
 This option exists solely for the purpose of clean automatic upgrades.
 <emphasis>Do not</emphasis> change it, you may interfere with future
 upgrades and this could result in &kdm; failing to run.

Key: PAMService
If: defined(USE_PAM)
Type: string
Default: KDM_PAM_SERVICE
User: core
Instance: -
Comment: -
Description: -

<legacy>
Proc: absorbXservers
# note: this can miss Xservers from kdm for kde 2.2 because of stupid default.
Source: kdm:General/Xservers
Source: xdm:servers
</legacy>

Key: StaticServers
Type: list
Default: ":0"
User: core
Instance: ":0"
Comment:
 List of permanent displays. Displays with a hostname are foreign. A display
 class may be specified separated by an underscore.
Description:
 List of displays (&X-Server;s) permanently managed by &kdm;. Displays with a
 hostname are foreign displays which are expected to be already running,
 the others are local displays for which &kdm; starts an own &X-Server;;
 see <option>ServerCmd</option>. Each display may belong to a display class;
 append it to the display name separated by an underscore.
 See <xref linkend="kdmrc-xservers"/> for the details.

Key: ReserveServers
Type: list
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: ":1,:2,:3"
Comment: &
Description:
 List of on-demand displays. See <option>StaticServers</option> for syntax.

Key: ServerVTs
If: defined(HAVE_VTS)
Type: list
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"7,8,-9,-10"
Update: upd_servervts
Comment:
 VTs to allocate to &X-Server;s. A negative number means that the VT will be
 used only if it is free. If all VTs in this list are used up, the next free
 one greater than the last one in this list will be allocated.
Description:
 List of Virtual Terminals to allocate to &X-Server;s. For negative numbers the
 absolute value is used, and the <acronym>VT</acronym> will be allocated only
 if the kernel says it is free. If &kdm; exhausts this list, it will allocate
 free <acronym>VT</acronym>s greater than the absolute value of the last entry
 in this list.
 Currently Linux only.

Key: ConsoleTTYs
If: defined(HAVE_VTS)
Type: list
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"tty1,tty2,tty3,tty4,tty5,tty6"
Update: upd_consolettys
Comment:
 TTYs (without /dev/) to monitor for activity while in console mode.
Description:
 This option is for operating systems (<acronym>OS</acronym>s) with support
 for virtual terminals (<acronym>VT</acronym>s), by both &kdm; and the
 <acronym>OS</acronym>s itself.
 Currently this applies only to Linux.
 </para><para>
 When &kdm; switches to console mode, it starts monitoring all
 <acronym>TTY</acronym> lines listed here (without the leading
 <literal>/dev/</literal>).
 If none of them is active for some time, &kdm; switches back to the X login.

Key: PidFile
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: "/var/run/kdm.pid"
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Where &kdm; should store its PID (do not store if empty).
Description:
 The filename specified will be created to contain an ASCII representation
 of the process ID of the main &kdm; process; the PID will not be stored
 if the filename is empty.

Key: LockPidFile
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
Instance: #!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Whether &kdm; should lock the PID file to prevent having multiple &kdm;
 instances running at once. Do not change unless you are brave.
Description:
 This option controls whether &kdm; uses file locking to keep multiple
 display managers from running onto each other.

Key: AuthDir
Type: path
# differs from XDM
Default: "/var/run/xauth"
User: core
Instance: #"/tmp"
Merge: xdm(P_authDir)
Comment:
 Where to store authorization files.
Description:
 This names a directory under which &kdm; stores &X-Server; authorization
 files while initializing the session. &kdm; expects the system to clean up
 this directory from stale files on reboot.
 </para><para>
 The authorization file to be used for a particular display can be
 specified with the <option>AuthFile</option> option in [X-*-Core].

Key: AutoRescan
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
Instance: #!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Whether &kdm; should automatically re-read configuration files, if it
 finds them having changed.
Description:
 This boolean controls whether &kdm; automatically re-reads its
 configuration files if it finds them to have changed.

Key: ExportList
Type: list
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"LD_LIBRARY_PATH,ANOTHER_IMPORTANT_VAR"
Merge: xdm(P_list)
Comment: &
Description:
 Additional environment variables &kdm; should pass on to all programs it runs.
 <envar>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar> and <envar>XCURSOR_THEME</envar> are good candidates;
 otherwise, it should not be necessary very often.

Key: RandomFile
If: !defined(ARC4_RANDOM) && !defined(DEV_RANDOM)
Type: string
Default: "/dev/mem"
User: core
Instance: #""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A file &kdm; should read entropy from.
Description:
 If the system has no native entropy source like /dev/urandom (see
 <option>RandomDevice</option>) and no entropy daemon like EGD (see
 <option>PrngdSocket</option> and <option>PrngdPort</option>) is running,
 &kdm; will fall back to its own pseudo-random number generator
 that will, among other things, successively checksum parts of this file
 (which, obviously, should change frequently).
 </para><para>
 This option does not exist on Linux and various BSDs.

Key: PrngdSocket
If: !defined(ARC4_RANDOM) && !defined(DEV_RANDOM)
Type: string
# differs from xdm!
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"/tmp/entropy"
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A UNIX domain socket &kdm; should read entropy from.
Description:
 If the system has no native entropy source like /dev/urandom (see
 <option>RandomDevice</option>), read random data from a Pseudo-Random
 Number Generator Daemon,
 like EGD (http://egd.sourceforge.net) via this UNIX domain socket.
 </para><para>
 This option does not exist on Linux and various BSDs.

Key: PrngdPort
If: !defined(ARC4_RANDOM) && !defined(DEV_RANDOM)
Type: int
Default: 0
User: core
Instance: #4840
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A TCP socket on localhost &kdm; should read entropy from.
Description:
 Same as <option>PrngdSocket</option>, only use a TCP socket on localhost.

Key: RandomDevice
If: !defined(ARC4_RANDOM)
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"/dev/altrandom"
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A character device &kdm; should read entropy from.
 Empty means use the system's preferred entropy device.
Description:
 The path to a character device which &kdm; should read random data from.
 Empty means to use the system's preferred entropy device if there is one.
 </para><para>
 This option does not exist on OpenBSD, as it uses the arc4_random
 function instead.

Key: FifoDir
Type: path
Default: *"/var/run/xdmctl"
User: core
Instance: #"/tmp"
Update: upd_fifodir
Comment:
 Where the command sockets should be created; make it empty to disable
 them.
Description:
 The directory in which the command sockets should
 be created; make it empty to disable them.
# See <xref linkend="kdm-fifos"/> for the details.

Key: FifoGroup
Type: group
Default: 0
User: core
Instance: #xdmctl
Comment: &
Description:
 The group to which the global command socket should belong;
 can be either a name or a numerical ID.

Key: DataDir
Type: path
Default: *"/var/lib/kdm"
User: greeter
Instance: #""
Update: upd_datadir
Comment:
 The directory in which &kdm; should store persistent working data.
Description:
 The directory in which &kdm; should store persistent working data; such data
 is, for example, the previous user that logged in on a particular display.

Key: DmrcDir
Type: path
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #"/nfs-shared/var/dmrcs"
Comment: &
Description:
 The directory in which &kdm; should store users' <filename>.dmrc</filename> files. This is only
 needed if the home directories are not readable before actually logging in
 (like with AFS).


Section: Xdmcp
If: defined(XDMCP)
Description:
 This section contains options that control &kdm;'s handling of
 &XDMCP; requests.
# See <xref linkend="xdmcp-with-kdm"/> to find out what &XDMCP; is.

Key: Enable
Type: bool
Default: true
User: dep(xdmcpEnable)
Instance: false
Comment: &
Description:
 Whether &kdm; should listen to incoming &XDMCP; requests.

Key: Port
Type: int
Default: 177
PostProc: PrequestPort
User: core(requestPort)
Instance: #
Merge: xdm:requestPort(P_requestPort)
Comment:
 The UDP port on which &kdm; should listen for &XDMCP; requests. Do not change.
Description:
 This indicates the UDP port number which &kdm; uses to listen for incoming
 &XDMCP; requests. Unless you need to debug the system, leave this with its
 default value.

Key: KeyFile
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #KDMCONF "/kdmkeys"
Update: cp_keyfile
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 File with the private keys of X-terminals. Required for XDM authentication.
Description:
 XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 style &XDMCP; authentication requires a private
 key to be shared between &kdm; and the terminal. This option specifies
 the file containing those values. Each entry in the file consists of a
 display name and the shared key.

Key: Xaccess
Type: string
# differs from xdm
Default: *KDMCONF "/Xaccess"
User: config(Xaccess)
Instance: #""
Update: mk_xaccess
Merge: xdm:accessFile
Comment:
 &XDMCP; access control file in the usual XDM-Xaccess format.
Description:
 To prevent unauthorized &XDMCP; service and to allow forwarding of &XDMCP;
 IndirectQuery requests, this file contains a database of hostnames which
 are either allowed direct access to this machine, or have a list of hosts
 to which queries should be forwarded to. The format of this file is
 described in <xref linkend="kdmrc-xaccess"/>.

Key: ChoiceTimeout
Type: int
Default: 15
User: core
Instance: #10
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Number of seconds to wait for display to respond after the user has
 selected a host from the chooser.
Description:
 Number of seconds to wait for the display to respond after the user has
 selected a host from the chooser. If the display sends an &XDMCP;
 IndirectQuery within this time, the request is forwarded to the chosen
 host; otherwise, it is assumed to be from a new session and the chooser
 is offered again.

Key: RemoveDomainname
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
Instance: #!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Strip domain name from remote display names if it is equal to the local
 domain.
Description:
 When computing the display name for &XDMCP; clients, the name resolver will
 typically create a fully qualified host name for the terminal. As this is
 sometimes confusing, &kdm; will remove the domain name portion of the host
 name if it is the same as the domain name of the local host when this option
 is enabled.

Key: SourceAddress
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core
Instance: #!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Use the numeric IP address of the incoming connection on multihomed hosts
 instead of the host name.
Description:
 Use the numeric IP address of the incoming connection on multihomed hosts
 instead of the host name. This is to avoid trying to connect on the wrong
 interface which might be down at this time.

Key: Willing
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
# will be overwritten
Instance: #
Update: mk_willing
Merge: xdm
Merge: kdm:Xwilling
Comment:
 The program which is invoked to dynamically generate replies to &XDMCP;
 DirectQuery or BroadcastQuery requests.
 If empty, no program is invoked and "Willing to manage" is sent.
Description:
 This specifies a program which is run (as
 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>) when an &XDMCP;
 DirectQuery or BroadcastQuery is received and this host is configured
 to offer &XDMCP; display management. The output of this program may be
 displayed in a chooser window. If no program is specified, the string
 <quote>Willing to manage</quote> is sent.


Section: Shutdown
Description:
 This section contains global options concerning system shutdown.

Key: HaltCmd
Type: string
Default: HALT_CMD
DDefault: -
User: core(cmdHalt)
Instance: #""
Comment:
 The command (subject to word splitting) to run to halt the system.
Description:
 The command (subject to word splitting) to run to halt/poweroff the system.
 </para><para>
 The default is something reasonable for the system on which &kdm; was built, like
 <command>/sbin/shutdown&nbsp;<option>-h</option>&nbsp;<parameter>now</parameter></command>.

Key: RebootCmd
Type: string
Default: REBOOT_CMD
DDefault: -
User: core(cmdReboot)
Instance: #""
Comment:
 The command (subject to word splitting) to run to reboot the system.
Description:
 The command (subject to word splitting) to run to reboot the system.
 </para><para>
 The default is something reasonable for the system &kdm; on which was built, like
 <command>/sbin/shutdown&nbsp;<option>-r</option>&nbsp;<parameter>now</parameter></command>.

Key: AllowFifo
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core(fifoAllowShutdown)
Instance: #!
Comment: &
Description:
 Whether it is allowed to shut down the system via the global command socket.

Key: AllowFifoNow
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core(fifoAllowNuke)
Instance: #!
Comment:
 Whether it is allowed to abort active sessions when shutting down the
 system via the global command socket.
Description:
 Whether it is allowed to abort active sessions when shutting down the
 system via the global command socket.
 </para><para>
 This will have no effect unless <option>AllowFifo</option> is enabled.

Key: BootManager
Type: enum
 None/BO_NONE: no boot manager
 Grub/BO_GRUB: Grub boot manager
 Lilo/BO_LILO: Lilo boot manager (Linux on i386 &amp; x86-64 only)
Default: None
User: core
User: greeter
Instance: #Grub
Merge: kdm:UseLilo(P_UseLilo)
Comment: &
Description:
 The boot manager &kdm; should use for offering boot options in the
 shutdown dialog.


Section: -Core
Description:
 This section class contains options concerning the configuration
 of the &kdm; backend (core).

Key: OpenDelay
Type: int
Default: 15
User: core
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm(P_openDelay)
Comment:
 How long to wait before retrying to connect a display.
Description:
 See <option>OpenRepeat</option>.

Key: OpenTimeout
Type: int
Default: 120
User: core
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 How long to wait before timing out a display connection attempt.
Description:
 See <option>OpenRepeat</option>.

Key: OpenRepeat
Type: int
Default: 5
User: core
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 How many connection attempts to make during a start attempt. Note that
 a timeout aborts the entire start attempt.
Description:
 These options control the behavior of &kdm; when attempting to open a
 connection to an &X-Server;. <option>OpenDelay</option> is the length
 of the pause (in seconds) between successive attempts,
 <option>OpenRepeat</option> is the number of attempts to make and
 <option>OpenTimeout</option> is the amount of time to spend on a
 connection attempt. After <option>OpenRepeat</option> attempts have been
 made, or if <option>OpenTimeout</option> seconds elapse in any particular
 connection attempt, the start attempt is considered failed.

Key: StartAttempts
Type: int
Default: 4
User: core
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Try at most that many times to start a display. If this fails, the display
 is disabled.
Description:
 How many times &kdm; should attempt to start a <literal>foreign</literal>
 display listed in <option>StaticServers</option> before giving up
 and disabling it.
 Local displays are attempted only once, and &XDMCP; displays are retried
 indefinitely by the client (unless the option <option>-once</option>
 was given to the &X-Server;).

Key: ServerAttempts
Type: int
Default: 1
User: core
Instance: #:*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 How often to try to run the &X-Server;. Running includes executing it and
 waiting for it to come up.
Description:
 How many times &kdm; should attempt to start up a local &X-Server;.
 Starting up includes executing it and waiting for it to come up.

Key: ServerTimeout
Type: int
Default: 15
User: core
Instance: #:*/
Comment:
 How long to wait for a local &X-Server; to come up.
Description:
 How many seconds &kdm; should wait for a local &X-Server; to come up.

Key: ServerCmd
Type: string
Default: DEF_SERVER_CMD
DDefault: -
User: core
Instance: :*/DEF_SERVER_CMD
Update: upd_servercmd
Comment:
 The command line to start the &X-Server;, without display number and VT spec.
 This string is subject to word splitting.
Description:
 The command line to start the &X-Server;, without display number and VT spec.
 This string is subject to word splitting.
 </para><para>
 The default is something reasonable for the system on which &kdm; was built,
 like <command>/usr/X11R6/bin/X</command>.

Key: ServerArgsLocal
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: :*/"-nolisten tcp"
Comment: &
Description:
 Additional arguments for the &X-Server;s for local sessions.
 This string is subject to word splitting.

Key: ServerArgsRemote
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #:*/""
Comment: &
Description:
 Additional arguments for the &X-Server;s for remote sessions.
 This string is subject to word splitting.

Key: ServerVT
If: defined(HAVE_VTS)
Type: int
Default: 0
User: core(reqSrvVT)
Instance: #:0/7
Comment:
 The VT the &X-Server; should run on; auto-assign if zero, don't assign if -1.
 Better leave it zero and use ServerVTs.
Description:
 The VT the &X-Server; should run on.
 <option>ServerVTs</option> should be used instead of this option.
 Leave it zero to let &kdm; assign a <acronym>VT</acronym> automatically.
 Set it to <literal>-1</literal> to avoid assigning a <acronym>VT</acronym>
 alltogether - this is required for setups with multiple physical consoles.
 Currently Linux only.

Key: ServerTTY
If: !defined(HAVE_VTS)
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core(console)
Instance: :0/DEF_SERVER_TTY
Comment:
 The TTY line (without /dev/) the &X-Server; covers physically.
Description:
 This option is for <acronym>OS</acronym>s without support for
 <acronym>VT</acronym>s, either by &kdm; or the <acronym>OS</acronym> itself.
 Currently this applies to all <acronym>OS</acronym>s but Linux.
 </para><para>
 When &kdm; switches to console mode, it starts monitoring this
 <acronym>TTY</acronym> line (specified without the leading
 <literal>/dev/</literal>) for activity. If the line is not used for some time,
 &kdm; switches back to the X login.

Key: PingInterval
Type: int
Default: 5
User: core
User: greeter
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Ping remote display every that many minutes.
Description:
 See <option>PingTimeout</option>.

Key: PingTimeout
Type: int
Default: 5
User: core
User: greeter
Instance: #*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Wait for a Pong that many minutes.
Description:
 To discover when <emphasis>remote</emphasis> displays disappear, &kdm;
 regularly pings them.
 <option>PingInterval</option> specifies the time (in minutes) between the
 pings and <option>PingTimeout</option> specifies the maximum amount of
 time (in minutes) to wait for the terminal to respond to the request. If
 the terminal does not respond, the session is declared dead and terminated.
 </para><para>
 If you frequently use X terminals which can become isolated from
 the managing host, you may wish to increase the timeout. The only worry
 is that sessions will continue to exist after the terminal has been
 accidentally disabled.

Key: TerminateServer
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core
Instance: #:*/!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Restart instead of resetting the local &X-Server; after session exit.
 Use it if the server leaks memory etc.
Description:
 Whether &kdm; should restart the local &X-Server; after session exit instead
 of resetting it. Use this if the &X-Server; leaks memory or crashes the system
 on reset attempts.

Key: ResetSignal
Type: int
Default: 1
CDefault: 1 (SIGHUP)
User: core
Instance: #:*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The signal needed to reset the local &X-Server;.
Description:
 The signal number to use to reset the local &X-Server;.

Key: TermSignal
Type: int
Default: 15
CDefault: 15 (SIGTERM)
User: core
Instance: #:*/
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The signal needed to terminate the local &X-Server;.
Description:
 The signal number to use to terminate the local &X-Server;.

Key: Authorize
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
Instance: #:*/!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Create X-authorizations for local displays.
Description:
 Controls whether &kdm; generates and uses authorization for
 <emphasis>local</emphasis> &X-Server; connections.
 For &XDMCP; displays the authorization requested by the display is used;
 foreign non-&XDMCP; displays do not support authorization at all.

Key: AuthNames
Type: list
Default: DEF_AUTH_NAME
User: core
Instance: #:*/""
Merge: xdm:authName
Comment:
 Which X-authorization mechanisms should be used.
Description:
 If <option>Authorize</option> is true, use the authorization mechanisms
 listed herein. The MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization is always available;
 XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1, SUN-DES-1 and MIT-KERBEROS-5 might be available as well,
 depending on the build configuration.

Key: ResetForAuth
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core
Instance: #:*/!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Need to reset the &X-Server; to make it read initial Xauth file.
Description:
 Some <emphasis>old</emphasis> &X-Server;s re-read the authorization file
 at &X-Server; reset time, instead of when checking the initial connection.
 As &kdm; generates the authorization information just before connecting to
 the display, an old &X-Server; would not get up-to-date authorization
 information. This option causes &kdm; to send SIGHUP to the &X-Server;
 after setting up the file, causing an additional &X-Server; reset to occur,
 during which time the new authorization information will be read.

Key: AuthFile
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core(clientAuthFile)
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The name of this &X-Server;'s Xauth file.
 If empty, a random name in the AuthDir directory will be used.
Description:
 This file is used to communicate the authorization data from &kdm; to
 the &X-Server;, using the <option>-auth</option> &X-Server; command line
 option. It should be kept in a directory which is not world-writable
 as it could easily be removed, disabling the authorization mechanism in
 the &X-Server;. If not specified, a random name is generated from
 <option>AuthDir</option> and the name of the display.

Key: Resources
# XXX strictly speaking this is supposed to be a string list, i think.
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Update: cp_resources
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Specify a file with X-resources for the greeter, chooser and background.
 The KDE frontend does not use this file, so you do not need it unless you
 use another background generator than krootimage.
Description:
 This option specifies the name of the file to be loaded by
 <command>xrdb</command> as the resource database onto the root window
 of screen 0 of the display. KDE programs generally do not use
 X-resources, so this option is only needed if the <option>Setup</option>
 program needs some X-resources.

Key: Xrdb
Type: string
Default: XBINDIR "/xrdb"
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The xrdb program to use to read the above specified recources.
 Subject to word splitting.
Description:
 The <command>xrdb</command> program to use to read the X-resources file
 specified in <option>Recources</option>.
 The command is subject to word splitting.

Key: Setup
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/""
Update: mk_setup
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A program to run before the greeter is shown. Can be used to start an
 xconsole or an alternative background generator. Subject to word splitting.
Description:
 This string is subject to word splitting.
 It specifies a program which is run (as
 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>) before offering the
 greeter window. This may be used to change the appearance of the screen
 around the greeter window or to put up other windows (e.g., you may want
 to run <command>xconsole</command> here).
 Usually, a script named <command>Xsetup</command> is used here.
 See <xref linkend="kdmrc-xsetup"/>.

Key: Startup
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/""
Update: mk_startup
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A program to run before a user session starts. Subject to word splitting.
Description:
 This string is subject to word splitting.
 It specifies a program which is run (as
 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>) after the user
 authentication process succeeds.
 Usually, a script named <command>Xstartup</command> is used here.
 See <xref linkend="kdmrc-xstartup"/>.

Key: Reset
Type: string
Default: ""
User: core
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/""
Update: mk_reset
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 A program to run after a user session exits. Subject to word splitting.
Description:
 This string is subject to word splitting.
 It specifies a program which is run (as
 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>) after the session
 terminates.
 Usually, a script named <command>Xreset</command> is used here.
 See <xref linkend="kdmrc-xreset"/>.

Key: Session
Type: string
Default: XBINDIR "/xterm -ls -T"
#Merge: xdm - incompatible!
User: core
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/""
Update: mk_session
Comment:
 The program which is run as the user which logs in. It is supposed to
 interpret the session argument (see SessionsDirs) and start an appropriate
 session according to it. Subject to word splitting.
Description:
 This string is subject to word splitting.
 It specifies the session program to be executed (as the user owning
 the session).
 Usually, a script named <command>Xsession</command> is used here.
 See <xref linkend="kdmrc-xsession"/>.

Key: FailsafeClient
Type: string
Default: XBINDIR "/xterm"
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The program to run if Session fails.
Description:
 If the <option>Session</option> program fails to execute, &kdm; will
 fall back to this program. This program is executed with no arguments,
 but executes using the same environment variables as the session would
 have had (see <xref linkend="kdmrc-xsession"/>).

Key: UserPath
Type: string
Default: DEF_USER_PATH
DDefault: -
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The PATH for the Session program.
Description:
 The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable for
 non-<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> <option>Session</option>s.
 </para><para>
 The default depends on the system &kdm; was built on.

Key: SystemPath
Type: string
Default: DEF_SYSTEM_PATH
DDefault: -
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The PATH for Setup, Startup and Reset, etc.
Description:
 The <envar>PATH</envar> environment variable for all programs but
 non-<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
 <option>Session</option>s. Note that it is good practice not to include
 <literal>.</literal> (the current directory) into this entry.
 </para><para>
 The default depends on the system &kdm; was built on.

Key: SystemShell
Type: string
Default: "/bin/sh"
User: core
Instance: #*/"/bin/bash"
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 The default system shell.
Description:
 The <envar>SHELL</envar> environment variable for all programs but the 
 <option>Session</option>.

Key: UserAuthDir
Type: path
Default: "/tmp"
User: core
Instance: #*/""
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Where to put the user's &X-Server; authorization file if ~/.Xauthority
 cannot be created.
Description:
 When &kdm; is unable to write to the usual user authorization file
 ($<envar>HOME</envar>/.Xauthority), it creates a unique file name in this
 directory and points the environment variable <envar>XAUTHORITY</envar>
 at the created file.

Key: ForceUserAuthDir
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core
Instance: #*/!
Comment: &
Description:
 If true, <option>UserAuthDir</option> will be used unconditionally.

Key: AutoReLogin
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core
Instance: #*/!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Whether to automatically restart sessions after &X-Server; crashes.
 Note that enabling this makes circumventing screen lockers other than
 KDE's built-in one possible!
Description:
 If enabled, &kdm; will automatically restart a session after an &X-Server;
 crash (or if it is killed by Alt-Ctrl-BackSpace). Note that enabling this
 feature opens a security hole: a secured display lock can be circumvented
 (unless &kde;'s built-in screen locker is used).

Key: AllowRootLogin
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
User: greeter(showRoot)
Instance: */false
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Allow root logins?
Description:
 If disabled, do not allow <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
 (and any other user with UID = 0) to log in directly.

Key: AllowNullPasswd
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
# sensible?
Instance: */false
Instance: :*/true
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Allow to log in, when user has set an empty password?
Description:
 If disabled, only users that have passwords assigned can log in.

Key: AllowShutdown
Type: enum
 None/SHUT_NONE: no <guilabel>Shutdown...</guilabel> menu entry is shown at all
 Root/SHUT_ROOT: the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> password must be entered to shut down
 All/SHUT_ALL: everybody can shut down the machine
Default: All
User: core
User: greeter
Instance: */Root
Instance: :*/All
Merge: kdm:-Greeter/
Comment: &
Description:
 Who is allowed to shut down the system. This applies both to the
 greeter and to the command sockets.

Key: AllowSdForceNow
Type: enum
 None: no forced shutdown is allowed at all
 Root: the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> password must be entered to shut down forcibly
 All: everybody can shut down the machine forcibly
Default: All
User: core(allowNuke)
User: greeter(allowNuke)
Instance: #*/Root
Comment: &
Description:
 Who is allowed to abort active sessions when shutting down.

Key: DefaultSdMode
Type: enum
 Schedule: shut down after all active sessions exit (possibly at once)
 TryNow: shut down, if no active sessions are open; otherwise, do nothing
 ForceNow: shut down unconditionally
Default: Schedule
User: core(defSdMode)
User: greeter(defSdMode)
Instance: #*/ForceNow
Comment: &
Description:
 The default choice for the shutdown condition/timing.

Key: ScheduledSd
Type: enum
 Never/SHUT_NEVER: not at all
 Optional/SHUT_OPTION: as a button in the simple shutdown dialogs
 Always/SHUT_ALWAYS: instead of the simple shutdown dialogs
Default: Never
User: greeter
Instance: #*/Optional
Comment: &
Description:
 How to offer shutdown scheduling options:

Key: NoPassEnable
Type: bool
Default: false
User: dep
Instance: #:*/true
Comment: &
Description:
 Enable password-less logins on this display. <emphasis>Use with extreme care!</emphasis>

Key: NoPassUsers
Type: list
Default: ""
PostProc: PnoPassUsers
User: core
Instance: #:*/"fred,ethel"
Merge: xdm(P_noPassUsers)
Comment:
 The users that do not need to provide a password to log in. NEVER list root!
 "*" means all non-root users. @<group> means all users in that group.
Description:
 The users that do not need to provide a password to log in.
 Items which are prefixed with <literal>@</literal> represent all users in the
 user group named by that item.
 <literal>*</literal> means all users but
 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
 (and any other user with UID = 0).
 <emphasis>Never</emphasis> list <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>.

Key: AutoLoginEnable
Type: bool
Default: false
User: dep
Instance: #:0/true
Comment: &
Description:
 Enable automatic login. <emphasis>Use with extreme care!</emphasis>

Key: AutoLoginAgain
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core(autoAgain)
User: greeter
Instance: #:0/true
Comment: &
Description:
 If true, auto-login after logout. If false, auto-login is performed only
 when a display session starts up.

Key: AutoLoginDelay
Type: int
Default: 0
User: core(autoDelay)
User: greeter
Instance: #:0/10
Comment:
 The delay in seconds before automatic login kicks in.
Description:
 The delay in seconds before automatic login kicks in. This is also known as
 <quote>Timed Login</quote>.

Key: AutoLoginUser
Type: string
Default: ""
PostProc: PautoLoginX
User: core(autoUser)
User: greeter
Instance: #:0/"fred"
Merge: xdm:autoUser(P_autoUser)
Comment: &
Description:
 The user to log in automatically. <emphasis>Never</emphasis> specify <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>!

Key: AutoLoginPass
Type: string
Default: ""
PostProc: PautoLoginX
User: core(autoPass)
Instance: #:0/"secret!"
Merge: xdm:autoPass(P_autoPass)
Comment: &
Description:
 The password for the user to log in automatically. This is <emphasis>not</emphasis> required
 unless the user is logged into a <acronym>NIS</acronym> or Kerberos domain. If you use this
 option, you should <command>chmod&nbsp;<option>600</option>&nbsp;<filename>kdmrc</filename></command> for obvious reasons.

Key: AutoLoginLocked
Type: bool
Default: false
User: core(autoLock)
Instance: #:0/!
Comment: &
Description:
 Immediately lock the automatically started session. This works only with
 KDE sessions.

Key: SessionsDirs
Type: list
Default: *KDMDATA "/sessions"
User: core
User: greeter-c
Instance: */KDMCONF "/sessions," KDMDATA "/sessions"
Update: upd_sessionsdirs
Comment:
 The directories containing session type definitions in .desktop format,
 ordered by falling priority.
Description:
 A list of directories containing session type definitions.
 Ordered by falling priority.
# See <xref linkend="kdmrc-sessions"> for details.

Key: ClientLogFile
Type: string
Default: ".xsession-errors"
User: core
Instance: */".xsession-errors-%d"
Instance: :0/".xsession-errors"
Update: upd_userlogfile
Comment:
 The file (relative to $HOME) to redirect the session output to. The
 following character pairs are replaced:
 - %d -> current display
 - %u -> current user
 - %r -> empty at first. See below.
 - %% -> a single %
 When the constructed filename cannot be used safely and the specification
 contains %<stuff>r, other names will be tried - this time expanding %<stuff>r
 to <stuff> followed by a random number.
Description:
 The file (relative to the user's home directory) to redirect the session
 output to.
 </para><para>
 The following character pairs are replaced by their value:
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%d</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>name of the current display</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%u</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>login name of the current user</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%r</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>empty at first. See below.</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%%</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>a single <literal>%</literal></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>
 When the constructed filename cannot be used safely and the specification
 contains
 <literal>%</literal><replaceable>stuff</replaceable><literal>r</literal>,
 other names will be tried - this time expanding
 <literal>%</literal><replaceable>stuff</replaceable><literal>r</literal>
 to <replaceable>stuff</replaceable> followed by a random number.

Key: ClientLogFallback
Type: string
Default: "/tmp/xerr-%u-%d%-r"
User: core
Instance: #*/"/var/log/xsession-errors/%u-%d%-r"
Comment: &
Description:
 Fallback when <option>ClientLogFile</option> cannot be used. The same expansions are
 supported. <emphasis>Do not</emphasis> use relative paths here.

Key: UseSessReg
Type: bool
Default: true
User: core
Instance: #*/!
Comment:
 Whether &kdm;'s built-in utmp/wtmp/lastlog registration should be used.
Description:
 Specify whether &kdm;'s built-in utmp/wtmp/lastlog registration should
 be used. If it is not, the tool <command>sessreg</command> should be used
 in the <option>Startup</option> and <option>Reset</option> scripts, or,
 alternatively, the pam_lastlog module should be used on
 <acronym>PAM</acronym>-enabled systems.


Section: -Greeter
Description:
 This section class contains options concerning the configuration
 of the &kdm; frontend (greeter).

Key: GUIStyle
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"Plastique"
Update: upd_guistyle
Comment: &
Description:
 Specify the widget style for the greeter. Empty means to use the
 built-in default which currently is <literal>Oxygen</literal>.

Key: ColorScheme
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"MidnightMeadow"
Comment: &
Description:
 Specify the widget color scheme for the greeter. Empty means to use the
 built-in default which currently is <literal>Oxygen</literal>.

Key: LogoArea
Type: enum
 None/LOGO_NONE: nothing
 Logo/LOGO_LOGO: the image specified by <option>LogoPixmap</option>
 Clock/LOGO_CLOCK: a neat analog clock
Default: Clock
User: greeter
Instance: */Logo
Comment:
 What should be shown in the greeter's logo are:
Description:
 What should be shown in the greeter righthand of the input lines (if
 <option>UserList</option> is disabled) or above them (if
 <option>UserList</option> is enabled):

Key: LogoPixmap
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter(logo)
Instance: */KDMDATA "/pics/kdelogo.png"
Comment:
 The image to show when LogoArea=Logo.
Description:
 The image to show in the greeter if <option>LogoArea</option> is
 <literal>Logo</literal>.

Key: GreeterPos
Type: string
Default: "50,50"
User: greeter-c
Instance: #*/"30,40"
Comment:
 The relative coordinates (X,Y in percent) of the center of the greeter.
Description:
 The relative coordinates (percentages of the screen size; X,Y) at which
 the center of the greeter is put. &kdm; aligns the greeter to the edges
 of the screen it would cross otherwise.

Key: GreeterScreen
Type: int
Default: 0
User: greeter
Instance: #*/-1
Comment: &
Description:
 The screen the greeter should be displayed on in multi-headed and Xinerama
 setups. The numbering starts with 0. For Xinerama, it corresponds to the
 listing order in the active ServerLayout section of XF86Config; -1 means
 to use the upper-left screen, -2 means to use the upper-right screen.

Key: GreetString
Type: string
Default: "Welcome to %s at %n"
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"K Desktop Environment (%n)"
Comment:
 The headline in the greeter. The following character pairs are replaced:
 - %d -> current display
 - %h -> host name, possibly with domain name
 - %n -> node name, most probably the host name without domain name
 - %s -> the operating system
 - %r -> the operating system's version
 - %m -> the machine (hardware) type
 - %% -> a single %
Description:
 The headline in the greeter. An empty greeting means none at all.
 </para><para>
 The following character pairs are replaced by their value:
 <variablelist>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%d</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>name of the current display</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%h</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>local host name, possibly with the
  domain name</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%n</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>local node name, most probably the host name without the
  domain name</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%s</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>operating system</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%r</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>operating system version</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%m</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>machine (hardware) type</para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
 <term><parameter>%%</parameter></term>
 <listitem><para>a single <literal>%</literal></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 </variablelist>

# This needs to come _in front_ of the font settings to be effective!
Key: AntiAliasing
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Comment: &
Description:
 Whether the fonts used in the greeter should be antialiased.

Key: GreetFont
Type: string
Default: "Serif,20,5,0,50,0"
CDefault: "Serif,20,bold"
User: greeter:font
Instance: #*/"Serif,20,5,0,50,0"
Comment: &
Description:
 The font for the greeter headline.

Key: StdFont
Type: string
Default: "Sans Serif,10,5,0,50,0"
CDefault: "Sans Serif,10"
User: greeter(normalFont):font
Instance: #*/"Sans Serif,10,5,0,50,0"
Comment: &
Description:
 The normal font used in the greeter.

Key: FailFont
Type: string
Default: "Sans Serif,10,5,0,75,0"
CDefault: "Sans Serif,10,bold"
User: greeter:font
Instance: #*/"Sans Serif,10,5,0,75,0"
Comment: &
Description:
 The font used for the <quote>Login Failed</quote> message.

Key: NumLock
Type: enum
 Off: turn off
 On: turn on
 Keep: do not change the state
Default: Keep
User: greeter(numLockStatus)
Instance: #*/Off
Comment: &
Description:
 What to do with the Num Lock modifier for the time the greeter is running:

Key: Language
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter-c
Instance: #*/"de_DE"
Update: upd_language
Comment: &
Description:
 Language and locale to use in the greeter, encoded like $<envar>LANGUAGE</envar>.
 If empty, the settings from the environment are used.

Key: UserCompletion
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Comment: &
Description:
 Enable autocompletion in the username line edit.

Key: UserList
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Comment:
 Enable user list (names along with images) in the greeter.
Description:
 Show a user list with unix login names, real names, and images in the greeter.

Key: ShowUsers
Type: enum
 NotHidden/SHOW_ALL: all users except those listed in HiddenUsers
 Selected/SHOW_SEL: only the users listed in SelectedUsers
Default: NotHidden
User: greeter
Instance: #*/Selected
Update: upd_showusers
Comment:
 User selection for UserCompletion and UserList:
Description: !
 This option controls which users will be shown in the user view
 (<option>UserList</option>) and/or offered for autocompletion
 (<option>UserCompletion</option>).
 If it is <literal>Selected</literal>, <option>SelectedUsers</option> contains
 the final list of users.
 If it is <literal>NotHidden</literal>, the initial user list contains all
 users found on the system. Users contained in <option>HiddenUsers</option> are
 removed from the list, just like all users with a UID greater than specified
 in <option>MaxShowUID</option> and users with a non-zero UID less than
 specified in <option>MinShowUID</option>.
 Items in <option>SelectedUsers</option> and <option>HiddenUsers</option>
 which are prefixed with <literal>@</literal> represent all users in the
 user group named by that item.
 Finally, the user list will be sorted alphabetically, if
 <option>SortUsers</option> is enabled. 

Key: SelectedUsers
Type: list
Default: ""
User: greeter-c(users)
Instance: #*/"root,johndoe"
Merge: kdm:Users
Comment:
 For ShowUsers=Selected. @<group> means all users in that group.
Description:
 See <option>ShowUsers</option>.

Key: HiddenUsers
Type: list
Default: ""
User: greeter-c(noUsers)
Instance: #*/"root"
# depends on {Min,Max}ShowUID
Update: upd_hiddenusers/1
Merge: kdm:NoUsers
Comment:
 For ShowUsers=NotHidden. @<group> means all users in that group.
Description:
 See <option>ShowUsers</option>.

Key: MinShowUID
Type: int
Default: 0
User: greeter(lowUserId)
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/
Update: upd_minshowuid
Comment:
 Special case of HiddenUsers: users with a non-zero UID less than this number
 will not be shown as well.
Description:
 See <option>ShowUsers</option>.

Key: MaxShowUID
Type: int
Default: 65535
User: greeter(highUserId)
# will be overwritten
Instance: #*/
Update: upd_maxshowuid
Comment:
 Complement to MinShowUID: users with a UID greater than this number will
 not be shown as well.
Description:
 See <option>ShowUsers</option>.

Key: SortUsers
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Comment:
 If false, the users are listed in the order they appear in /etc/passwd.
 If true, they are sorted alphabetically.
Description:
 See <option>ShowUsers</option>.

Key: FaceSource
Type: enum
 AdminOnly/FACE_ADMIN_ONLY: from <filename>&lt;<option>FaceDir</option>&gt;/$<envar>USER</envar>.face[.icon]</filename>
 PreferAdmin/FACE_PREFER_ADMIN: prefer &lt;<option>FaceDir</option>&gt;, fallback on $<envar>HOME</envar>
 PreferUser/FACE_PREFER_USER: ... and the other way round
 UserOnly/FACE_USER_ONLY: from the user's <filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.face[.icon]</filename>
Default: AdminOnly
User: greeter
Instance: #*/PreferUser
Comment:
 Specify, where the users' pictures should be taken from.
Description:
 If <option>UserList</option> is enabled, this specifies where &kdm; gets the
 images from:
 </para>
 %ENUM%
 <para>
 The images can be in any format Qt recognizes, but the filename
 must match &kdm;'s expectations: <literal>.face.icon</literal> should be a
 48x48 icon, while <literal>.face</literal> should be a 300x300 image.
 Currently the big image is used only as a fallback and is scaled down,
 but in the future it might be displayed full-size in the logo area or a
 tooltip.

Key: FaceDir
Type: string
Default: *KDMDATA "/faces"
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"/usr/share/faces"
Update: upd_facedir
Comment:
 The directory containing the user images if FaceSource is not UserOnly.
Description:
 See <option>FaceSource</option>.

Key: PreselectUser
Type: enum
 None/PRESEL_NONE: do not preselect any user
 Previous/PRESEL_PREV: the user which successfully logged in last time
 Default/PRESEL_DEFAULT: the user specified in the <option>DefaultUser</option> option
Default: None
User: greeter(preselUser)
Instance: #*/Previous
Instance: :*/Previous
Instance: #:0/Default
Comment:
 Specify, if/which user should be preselected for log in.
Description:
 Specify, if/which user should be preselected for log in:
 </para>
 %ENUM%
 <para>
 If <option>FocusPasswd</option> is enabled and a user was preselected,
 the cursor is placed in the password input field automatically.
 </para>
 <note><para>Enabling user preselection can be considered a security hole,
 as it presents a valid login name to a potential attacker, so he
 <quote>only</quote> needs to guess the password. On the other hand,
 one could set <option>DefaultUser</option> to a fake login name.</para></note>
 <para>

Key: DefaultUser
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter
Instance: #:0/"johndoe"
Comment:
 The user to preselect if PreselectUser=Default.
Description:
 See <option>PreselectUser</option>.

Key: FocusPasswd
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Instance: :*/true
Comment:
 If this is true, the password input line is focused automatically if
 a user is preselected.
Description:
 See <option>PreselectUser</option>.

Key: EchoPasswd
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Merge: kdm:EchoMode(P_EchoMode)
Comment: &
Description:
 If this is true, the entered password is echoed as bullets. Otherwise,
 no feedback is given at all.

Key: UseBackground
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Comment:
 If true, krootimage will be automatically started by &kdm;; otherwise, the
 Setup script should be used to setup the background.
Description:
 If enabled, &kdm; will automatically start the <command>krootimage</command>
 program to set up the background; otherwise, the <option>Setup</option>
 program is responsible for the background.

Key: BackgroundCfg
Type: string
Default: *KDMCONF "/backgroundrc"
User: greeter-c
Instance: #*/""
Update: handleBgCfg
Comment:
 The configuration file to be used by krootimage.
Description:
 The configuration file to be used by <command>krootimage</command>.
 It contains a section named <literal>[Desktop0]</literal> like
 <filename>kdesktoprc</filename> does. Its options are not described
 herein; guess their meanings or use the control center.

Key: GrabServer
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter-c
Instance: #*/!
Comment:
 Hold the &X-Server; grabbed the whole time the greeter is visible. This
 may be more secure, but it will disable any background and other
 X-clients started from the Setup script.
Description:
 To improve security, the greeter grabs the &X-Server; and then the keyboard
 when it starts up. This option specifies if the &X-Server; grab should be held
 for the duration of the name/password reading. When disabled, the &X-Server;
 is ungrabbed after the keyboard grab succeeds; otherwise, the &X-Server; is
 grabbed until just before the session begins.
 </para>
 <note><para>Enabling this option disables <option>UseBackground</option> and
 <option>Setup</option>.</para></note>
 <para>

Key: GrabTimeout
Type: int
Default: 3
User: greeter
Instance: #*/
Comment:
 How many seconds to wait for grab to succeed.
Description:
 This option specifies the maximum time &kdm; will wait for the grabs to
 succeed. A grab may fail if some other X-client has the &X-Server; or the
 keyboard grabbed, or possibly if the network latencies are very high. You
 should be cautious when raising the timeout, as a user can be spoofed by
 a look-alike window on the display. If a grab fails, &kdm; kills and
 restarts the &X-Server; (if possible) and the session. 

Key: AuthComplain
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: #*/!
Merge: xdm
Comment:
 Warn, if display has no X-authorization (local auth cannot be created,
 &XDMCP; display wants no auth, or display is foreign from StaticServers).
Description:
 Warn, if a display has no X-authorization. This will be the case if
 <itemizedlist>
  <listitem><para>
   the authorization file for a local &X-Server; could not be created,
  </para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>
   a remote display from &XDMCP; did not request any authorization or
  </para></listitem>
  <listitem><para>
   the display is a <quote>foreign</quote> display specified in
   <option>StaticServers</option>.
  </para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>

Key: LoginMode
If: defined(XDMCP)
Type: enum
 LocalOnly/LOGIN_LOCAL_ONLY: only local login possible
 DefaultLocal/LOGIN_DEFAULT_LOCAL: start up in local mode, but allow switching to remote mode
 DefaultRemote/LOGIN_DEFAULT_REMOTE: ... and the other way round
 RemoteOnly/LOGIN_REMOTE_ONLY: only choice of remote host possible
Default: LocalOnly
User: core
User: greeter
Instance: :*/DefaultLocal
# from make_it_cool branch and SuSE 8.1
Merge: kdm:EnableChooser(P_EnableChooser)
Comment: &
Description:
 Specify whether the greeter of local displays should start up in host chooser
 (remote) or login (local) mode and whether it is allowed to switch to the
 other mode.

Key: ChooserHosts
If: defined(XDMCP)
Type: list
Default: "*"
User: core
Instance: #:*/"*,ugly,sky,dino,kiste.local,login.crap.com"
Comment:
 A list of hosts to be automatically added to the remote login menu. The
 special name "*" means broadcast.
Description:
 A list of hosts to be automatically added to the remote login menu.
 The special name <literal>*</literal> means broadcast.
 Has no effect if <option>LoginMode</option> is <literal>LocalOnly</literal>.

Key: ForgingSeed
Type: int
Default: 0
User: greeter
Instance: #*/
Update: upd_forgingseed
Comment:
 Random seed for forging saved session types, etc. of unknown users.
 This value should be random but constant across the login domain.
Description:
 Use this number as a random seed when forging saved session types, etc. of
 unknown users. This is used to avoid telling an attacker about existing users
 by reverse conclusion. This value should be random but constant across the
 login domain.

Key: ShowLog
If: defined(WITH_KDM_XCONSOLE)
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter
Instance: :0/true
Comment:
 Enable &kdm;'s built-in xconsole. Note that this can be enabled for only
 one display at a time.
Description:
 Enable &kdm;'s built-in <command>xconsole</command>.
 Note that this can be enabled for only one display at a time.
 This option is available only if &kdm; was <command>configure</command>d
 with <option>--enable-kdm-xconsole</option>.

Key: LogSource
If: defined(WITH_KDM_XCONSOLE)
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter-c
Instance: :0/"/dev/xconsole"
Comment:
 The data source for &kdm;'s built-in xconsole.
 If empty, a console log redirection is requested from /dev/console.
Description:
 The data source for &kdm;'s built-in <command>xconsole</command>.
 If empty, a console log redirection is requested from
 <filename>/dev/console</filename>.
 Has no effect if <option>ShowLog</option> is disabled.

Key: PluginsLogin
Type: list
Default: "classic"
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"sign"
Comment:
 Specify conversation plugins for the login dialog. Each plugin can be
 specified as a base name (which expands to $kde_modulesdir/kgreet_$base)
 or as a full pathname.
Description:
 Specify conversation plugins for the login dialog; the first in the list
 is selected initially.
 Each plugin can be specified as a base name (which expands to
 <filename>$<envar>kde_modulesdir</envar>/kgreet_<replaceable>base</replaceable></filename>)
 or as a full pathname.
 </para><para>
 Conversation plugins are modules for the greeter which obtain authentication
 data from the user. Currently only the <literal>classic</literal> plugin is
 shipped with &kde;; it presents the well-known username and password form.

Key: PluginsShutdown
Type: list
Default: "classic"
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"modern"
Comment: &
Description:
 Same as <option>PluginsLogin</option>, but for the shutdown dialog.

Key: PluginOptions
Type: list
Default: ""
User: greeter
Instance: #*/"SomeKey=randomvalue,Foo=bar"
Comment:
 A list of options of the form Key=Value. The conversation plugins can query
 these settings; it is up to them what possible keys are.
Description:
 A list of options of the form
 <replaceable>Key</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable>Value</replaceable>.
 The conversation plugins can query these settings; it is up to them what
 possible keys are.

Key: AllowConsole
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter(hasConsole)
Instance: #*/!
Comment: &
Description:
 Show the <guilabel>Console Login</guilabel> action in the greeter (if <option>ServerTTY</option>/<option>ConsoleTTYs</option>
 is configured).

Key: AllowClose
Type: bool
Default: true
User: greeter
Instance: :*/false
Comment: &
Description:
 Show the <guilabel>Restart X Server</guilabel>/<guilabel>Close Connection</guilabel> action in the greeter.

Key: Preloader
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter-c
Instance: */KDE_BINDIR "/preloadkde"
Update: upd_preloader
Comment: &
Description:
 A program to run while the greeter is visible. It is supposed to preload
 as much as possible of the session that is going to be started (most
 probably).

Key: UseTheme
Type: bool
Default: false
User: greeter
Instance: #*/true
Comment: &
Description:
 Whether the greeter should be themed.

Key: Theme
Type: string
Default: ""
User: greeter
Instance: */KDMDATA "/themes/circles"
Comment: &
Description:
 The theme to use for the greeter. Can point to either a directory or an XML
 file.