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<h1 align=center>Configuring GDM</h1>

<p>The configuration of GDM in Debian GNU/Linux is very sparse.  It's
located in <code>/etc/gdm/gdm.conf</code> but mostly empty.  For those
who would like to configure their GDM manually with the preferred
program, i.e. vi, it get's a little bit difficult since there is no
manpage for the file.</p>

<p>Guessing the config settings is not exactly what an admin usually
does, so this doesn't help much.  However, in the source distribution
the configuration file is loaded with a lot of comments and commented
out default settings.</p>

<p>This file is also distributed by Debian but not as its main
configuration file.  It is placed in
<code>/usr/share/gdm/defaults.conf</code> so that an admin can read it
and understand the various config settings.  Additionally, GDM offers
a way to confgure the program graphically.  This requires the root
password to be entered in the graphic window, though.</p>

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