Is there a way for me to direct openSuse to not automatically log me in after a reboot? and my next question is how do i change the login screen on Gnome login?
KDE has an option to change the login screen; not sure about Gnome. Try YaST>Security and Users if you have chosen the option to have the same password for root and the first user.
The login screen comes before Gnome is loaded; simply select Session>Gnome and it will log in to Gnome every time until you change it.
Thanx John
playing around with /etc/sysconfig Editor I found an entry in
Desktop/DisplayManager/DisplayManager_AutoLogin I cleared my name from the entry and that seems to have done the trick
still need help with changing the background image at the login screen
As with the other change this is not a Gnome parameter, but a DisplayManager (kdm or gdm) parameter. Look in the file(s) inside /etc/sysconfig/Desktop/DisplayManager/. May be you find a parameter that looks like the one you need.
Or else may be you must try to find the file of the kdm/gdm parameters.
YaST
-> System
-> /etc/sysconfig editor
-> Desktop
-> Display Manager
Set DISPLAYMANAGER = kdm
Set DISPLAYMANAGER_KDM_THEME to one of the themes under /opt/kde3/share/apps/kdm/themes Default = SUSE. Substitute your background image into the theme directory. Slightly brutal hack.
Sounds like the right direction to go!
thanx a lot for all your help 