Re: Getting started with Debian (again!)

I don't know what version of gdm you are running, however you might try
right clicking and seeing if you get an additional menu, or there may be
a configuration menu/icon on you login screen.  This should allow you to
configure all these items.

If it isn't present look at /etc/gdm/gdm.conf.  There should be an entry
commented out about "menu" uncommenting this item and restarting gdm
should place this menu on you login screen.


Sean

On Wed, 2004-06-16 at 14:33, Richard Steffens wrote:
> I finally have hardware with a "normal" mother board, and have 
> successfully installed Debian Woody on it (Micronpc 400 MHz Pentium II). 
> The last time I tried this (Aug. 2002) was on my AMD K-6 with a 
> non-standard mother board. I was unable to resolve a number of issues 
> related to simple interaction with the machine running X. Those problems 
> don't exist on my current installation, so I can get on with "real" stuff.
> 
> There do seem to be some changes since 2002. I seem to remember being 
> able to do more things from the Gnome log-in screen. In this current 
> setup, I can only log in as a normal user. In the past, I could log in 
> as root, or I could shut down the system. I assume that these are deemed 
> to be security issues, and the "as shipped" configuration is set this 
> way. I'd like to look up this in "the manual" and make some changes, but 
> I don't know what to call it, or which manual to look in. I assume there 
> is a config file somewhere that I can change. Recommendations?
-- 
Sean Whitney <[email protected]>