etc/x11/prefdm help and info?

[F.User_4_Life]

ok this is what i did to my x11/prefdm


#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

# shut down any graphical boot that might exist
if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ]; then
/usr/bin/rhgb-client --quit
fi

# We need to source this so that the login screens get translated
[ -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n ] && . /etc/sysconfig/i18n

# Run preferred X display manager
preferred=
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then
. /etc/sysconfig/desktop
if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then
preferred=/usr/sbin/kdm
elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then
preferred=/usr/sbin/gdm
elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = WDM ]; then
preferred=/usr/bin/wdm
elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then
preferred=/usr/bin/xdm
elif [ -n "$DISPLAYMANAGER" ]; then
preferred=$DISPLAYMANAGER
fi
fi

shopt -s execfail

[ -n "$preferred" ] && exec $preferred "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null

# Fallbacks, in order
exec kdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
exec gdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
exec wdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
exec xdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null
# catch all exit error
exit 1

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im not sure exactly where the kdm execute or the locatin of it in the first place im useing fedora 8 64bit and i had fixed this before but cant remember as it was 5 months ago or so.
if any one can help this is what i did to it and it didnt work.

[Hlingler]

It appears that you're trying to set KDM as the preferred Display Manager, is that correct?

I prefer KDM also, but you've missed the target. The file to change is: /etc/sysconfig/desktop

[Vince@localhost Sun Jun 15 04:28:56 ~]$ cat /etc/sysconfig/desktop
DESKTOP="KDE"
DISPLAYMANAGER="KDE"
[Vince@localhost Sun Jun 15 04:29:13 ~]$

Create the file if it doesn't already exist. Set the default DESKTOP to any valid choice, "KDE" if you want KDE to be the system default (like I do).

V

[F.User_4_Life]

ok i am trying to change it to kdm and have done it this way and i will try it your way but prefer to edit the prefdm file.

[F.User_4_Life]

i made the file and it didnt help if anyone knows the location of the kdm execute so i can edit the prefdm file cause i did the above and it hasnt worked i even restarted my computer.