The Login Window
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Chapter 3. The Login Window

The user interface to kdm consists of two dialog boxes. The main dialog box has these controls:

The Shutdown dialog box presents a set of radio buttons that allow one of these options to be selected:

Shutdown

Shut the system down in a controlled manner, ready for power-down.

Restart

Shut the system down and reboot. For systems that use Lilo, an optional drop down box allows you to select a particular operating-system kernel to be used for the reboot.

Restart X Server

Stop and then restart the X-server. Typically, you might need to use this option if you have changed your X11 configuration in some way.

Console Mode

Stop the X-Server and return the system to console mode. This is achieved by bringing the system down to runlevel 3. Typically, the system manager might need to use this option before upgrading or re-configuring X11 software.

Pressing the OK button initiates the selected action; pressing the Cancel button returns to the main kdm dialog box.

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