I have been trying to change the KDE login screen, but it will not change. What I have tried: Going to Configure Desktop > Login Screen > Theme and then clicking on the Horos theme (both logged in as root and my normal user account) and putting in the root password (when logged in under normal account). Did not work. I deleted the default theme, did not work (except to change it to the fallback, the no frills one). I tried changing it in sysconfig editor: Desktop > Display Manager > DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME, did not work. I even tried setting the sysconfig value to noting and selecting the Horos theme in Configure Desktop > Login Screen, did not work. Can someone who knows please tell me how you change the ****ing thing! I have openSUSE 12.2 with KDE 4.10 installed.
Though I do not know the answer, I can vaguely remember that the subject was here earlier, Thus a new search here could help. Or maybe those who know will point you to it.
But, there is one thing you NEVER should do: loging in the GUI as root! And that is what I deduct from your desrciption above. I hope I misunderstood it.
FWIW
Some where, maybe on a German web site, an article stated that for correct
set-up on some systems (if KDM is to be used) the Boot Loader Location must
have the
Boot from Root Partition flag set and also the
Set active Flag Table for Boot Partition flag set
and correct operation cannot be achieved if the boot loader is in the MBR
Suggest you check your setup in -Yast --Boot Loader
HTH
I do understand the risk in logging in as root + i only done it to try and change KDE’s bloody login screen. It is the first time I have logged into the GUI as root since install. So I understand and share your concern, but never fear my PC is still running. I forgot to mention before that this problem happened in previous versions of KDE, not just 4.10.00
Unless the article you mention is in english I will not be able to read it, as I only speak english. My grub installation is in the root partition and not the MBR, not sure why that would matter though?? So not sure where you coming from there?? I did not change the default installation settings for grub, when i installed opensuse 12.2 I don’t mean to be rude, but can someone who actually knows please reply. As I could guess all day long as why KDE will not change the login screen.
You should NEVER do it. And when you do so nevertheless (after all it is your system and you can do with it what you want), we allways have to say again that one should NEVER do it to avoid other less knowing people to follow your path.
So, when you think you are the one and only guy that can do this without borking your system ever, do not tell it here.
Yes Hank, I do agree with you, so anybody reading this thread should NOT login as root. As doing so can break your system and/or pose a security risk. So I’m certainly NOT encouraging people to login as root. One should avoid logging in as root unless there is no other way around it and you know exactly what you are doing! happy
On 2013-03-03 19:26, jsbjsb001 wrote:
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> Unless the article you mention is in english I will not be able to read
> it, as I only speak english.
You can try google translate.
> My grub installation is in the root
Grub is not related at all to your problem, so forget it.
I suggest you google your question in these forums, as I remember that
someone tried and reported how he did it. But I don’t remember where
exactly or I would tell you.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
This line in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager determines the KDM theme:
DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME="openSUSE"
Change “openSUSE” to the name of the theme you want to see.
On 2013-03-03 22:46, Knurpht wrote:
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> This line in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager determines the KDM theme:
He said he already tried that and did not work. First post.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
I did’nt think it was.
I have managed to change it, for the benefit of those with the same problem, read on…
I used the **vi **text editor to edit the file /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and changed the value of DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME="SUSE" **to **DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME="horos" and it finally worked.
Step by step:
1. Open Konsole
2. Type su - and enter the root user’s password (sorry Henk, no other way around it)
3. Type **vi **/etc/sysconfig/displaymanager
**4. **Scroll down to the line that says DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME=“SUSE” (the “SUSE” part may be different on your machine, it could be “openSUSE”).
**5. **Press SHIFT i to insert text and change the “SUSE” part to the name of the theme you wish to use. (theme name is case-sensitive)
**6. **Press ESC and then SHIFT : and then type **wq **and then press ENTER.
**7. **Restart the X Windowing System or your PC.
And you should finally be cooking with gas! (worked for me anyway, and hopefully you too!)
PS. I have the DISPLAYMANAGER= value set to kdm4
If you use YaST to do it, there will be a gap (like " SUSE") and it will not work.
It seems that you are not realy a vi user. Why do you not simply use the editor you always use? E.g. in KDE you start from the main meny > Execute command (or Alt-F2) and then type
kdesu kwrite /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager
Yes Henk, you can use any text editor, it does not have to be vi, that was just an example relax. So if you would like to use kwrite just open /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and follow steps 4 (remembering to replace SUSE/openSUSE with the name of the theme you wish to use) and 7. I don’t know what your problem is Henk but it’s NOT a contest and no I don’t normally use vi. I normally use kwrite myself, but there’s nothing wrong with using vi or any other text editor that tickles your fancy. And you should give people a little bit more credit and/or have a drink or whatever your drug of choice is.
On 2013-03-04 10:06, jsbjsb001 wrote:
> If you use YaST to do it, there will be a gap (like " SUSE") and it
> will not work.
Why don’t you report this bug in Bugzilla?
You found it, so you do it 
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
On 2013-03-04 10:06, jsbjsb001 wrote:
> 2. Type su - and enter the root user’s password (sorry Henk, no
> other way around it)
Nobody has a complain with that. I’m sure that Henk did not say otherwise.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))
Well, the solution to your problem was already given in post #9. Knurpht in post #9 assumed that the reader will know how to edit a file with her/his prefered editor. But reading your post above seems to stress that it must be done using vi, which is for the uninitiated not easey to do when you never uses vi. Thus I thought that people might be relieved when they read that any editor will do.
My post above is not realy for you, but for all others that come here and want to change the KDE login screen and that might be frightened by reading how you implemented the solution.