RE: Current Rawhide just a bit too raw

["David Mack" <dmack juniper net>]

> From: fedora-test-list-bounces redhat com 
> [mailto:fedora-test-list-bounces redhat com] On Behalf Of 
> Jonathan Kamens
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 6:15 PM
> To: fedora-test-list redhat com
> Subject: Current Rawhide just a bit too raw
> Hate the new GDM login window and would like to put it back 
> to a simple username prompt, but can't find any documentation 
> anywhere of how to configure the new GDM (I assume there's a 
> way to get that kind of login window, but who knows, perhaps 
> I'm wrong about that as well).  
> /usr/share/doc/gdm-2.21.5/README makes reference to an 
> INSTALL file which isn't included in the RPM.

In /etc/sysconfig/desktop, change DISPLAYMANAGER:

export DISPLAYMANAGER=XDM

You don't need gdm to run Gnome.

Dave