Using the XDM Graphical Login Manager
You’ve already seen (in Chapter 5) how to use the graphical login managers built into the KDE and GNOME systems, KDM and GDM. These login systems provide a nice, seamless, graphical experience from startup to shutdown of your system, making sure users logging in on the local console can enter their KDE or GNOME sessions securely, without having access to the command-line shell. KDM and GNOME can even be configured to launch users’ X11 sessions under other user environments or window managers than KDE or GNOME. However, these methods might not produce the desired effect, if you want to ensure that all users of the system have the ability to completely control their X11 sessions, including their .xinitrc startup ...
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