When I change gdm.conf file, greeter stops working

[Colin Brace]

On 7/31/06, Pavel Mlčoch <pavkamlc at centrum.cz> wrote:

>  When I change gdm.conf file, greeter stops working
>  After I change theme and another settings in gdm.conf gdm writes
>  on start message "The greeter application appears to be crashing.
>  Attemping to use a different one."
>  Then, when I click on button OK, I get only gdmlogin window.

Exact same experience here. I tried editing gdm.conf to enable
auto-login, as none of the changes I made with System -->
Administration --> Login Screen seemed to stick. Something is broken
in the current gdm.

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  Colin Brace
  Amsterdam