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#1

When I select sytemsettings>advanced>LoginManager
All options are greyed out. On the tab “convenience”,
in red, it says "Attention, read help " On the helppage it says:

Note
If you are not currently logged in as a superuser, you will need to click the Administrator Mode Button. You will then be asked for a superuser password. Entering a correct password will allow you to modify the settings of this module.
,
but I can’t see a box or button anywhere!
I can’t work out how to launch this with kdesu either.
Help pleases!

#2

Looks like the same problem here. All options are disabled.
I tried it running through terminal by root, but no luck. It never open by throwing some piping error.
Working on it, if find any answer/solution, will post here.
At the mean time, maybe some one got solution for it.

#3

Try doing the change of Display Manager through Yast - /etc/sysconfig editor ([FONT=Courier New]"# /sbin/yast2" from a terminal).

I recently changed the Display Manager from KDE4 to GDM using above method.[/FONT]

#4

wakou wrote:
> When I select sytemsettings>advanced>LoginManager
> All options are greyed out. On the tab “convenience”,
> in red, it says "Attention, read help " On the helppage it says:
>> Note
>> If you are not currently logged in as a superuser, you will need to
>> click the Administrator Mode Button. You will then be asked for a
>> superuser password. Entering a correct password will allow you to modify
>> the settings of this module.,
> but I can’t see a box or button anywhere!
> I can’t work out how to launch this with kdesu either.
> Help pleases!
>
>

i’m running a different version of openSUSE and/or desktop environment
so my path to that dialog you are looking at is:

Desktop Settings Personal Settings > System Administration > Login
Manager > Convenience

here at the bottom of that Convenience Tab, and it should be also
there, down at the bottom of that dialog several buttons…here i see
(left to right)

Help | Defaults | Administrator Mode | Apply | Reset

here, those five buttons stay at the bottom for all the six tabs
switchable near the top of the dialog…

maybe you have to scroll, or move something (left click grab a bottom
corner and drag the dialog larger, maybe?), or turn off desktop
effects(?) or change ‘skins’ or adjust transparency or update your
graphics driver or or or or clean your glasses or or or or

one thing you do NOT have to do, and should not do is log into
KDE/Gnome/etc as root to see if it works that way.

–
palladium

#5

Thanks Palladium, but:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p145/wakou/KDM.png

#6

To me it looks like KDE4.4 issue more than openSUSE.

I also got the same options like in the image posted by wakou.

#7

WORK AROUND:

Press alt(hold)+f2, it will open Krunner, and now type this:

kdesu systemsettings

And there you go!
It works perfectly for me.

EDIT: I just read some bug reports about it in KDE bugzilla, and it says that it will be available in KDE4.4 final.

#8

:):slight_smile:
You beat me to it by a couple of minutes!
I found on an old post to Archlinux forum;
Arch Linux Forums / KDE4 login manager is disabled [SOLVED]

>/usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kdesu systemsettings
#9

I really don’t think so, need to give full path. Simply systemsettings works.
Did you try it the way i mentioned above?

You can also open the Krunner by right clicking on the desktop and click on “Run command”.

#10

With the default KDE4.3 install the password is asked for at when you start login manager from personal settings.

#11

Yup…you are right.
But in KDE4.4 it is still not functional in beta and RC stages.

#12

That was my point KDE 4.4 is still very much beta.

When you live on the cutting edge prepare to bleed.