genkdmconf1

Usage

Overview

genkdmconf is used to generate configuration files for kdm.
If an older xdm/kdm configuration is found, its config files are "absorbed"; if it lives in the new target directory, its scripts are reused (and possibly modified) as well, otherwise the scripts are ignored and default scripts are installed.

Options

--in /path/to/new/kdm-config-dir

In which directory to put the new configuration. You can use this to support a $(DESTDIR), but not to change the final location of the installation - the paths inside the files are not affected.
Default is /etc/kde4/kdm.

--old-xdm /path/to/old/xdm-dir

Where to look for the config files of an xdm / older kdm. Default is to scan /etc/X11/kdm, $XLIBDIR/kdm; there in turn look for kdm-config and xdm-config.
Note that you possibly need to use --no-old-kde to make this take effect.

--old-kde /path/to/old/kde-config-dir

Where to look for the kdmrc of an older kdm.
Default is to scan /etc/kde4 and {/usr,/usr/local,{/opt,/usr/local}/{kde3,kde,kde2,kde1}}/share/config.

--no-old

Don't look at older xdm/kdm configurations, just create default config.

--no-old-xdm

Don't look at older xdm configurations.

--no-old-kde

Don't look at older kdm configurations.

--old-scripts

Directly use all scripts from the older xdm/kdm configuration.

--no-old-scripts

Don't use scripts from the older xdm/kdm configuration even if it lives in the new target directory.

--old-confs

Directly use all ancillary config files from the older xdm/kdm configuration. This is usually a bad idea.

--no-backup

Overwrite/delete old config files instead of backing them up.

--no-in-notice

Don't put the notice about --in being used into the generated README.