Can not change the KDM login manager theme.

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openSUSE 11.3 with KDE 4.4.4 release 2.

I can change the desktop theme and the splash theme, but I can not change the KDM login manager theme.

First, I changed the setting /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME from suse to nothing in Yast -> /etc/sysconfig editor in order to get rid of the ugly Suse login theme.
That resulted in having the traditional KDM login theme with the clock.

I go to Personal Settings -> Advanced tab -> System: Login Manager (I enter the root password).

In tab “General” I checked “Use themed greeter”. Gui style and color scheme are set to default.

In tab “Theme” I select a theme, click apply, then clikc ok.

I log out and log in again. Nothing has changed. I still have the oldstyle KDM login theme.

What do I have to do in order to change the theme of the KDM login manager?

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try the steps as indicated here:
change the kdm login screen
:slight_smile:

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Thanks, this solved the problem.
I noticed that I had to do a compleet reboot of the system before the change takes into effect.

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You probably only need to restart X but rebooting also works :slight_smile: