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What controls root vs general user KDE look and feel
Hi
I am new to KDE and would appreciate a quick pointer to the file or utility that is responsible for the different view of KDE when one logs in as root vs any other user. (I know I should not be logging in as root by default)
Is there maybe a HOWTO that goes to this level of detail?
When I log in as root, I get the red background and warnings which does not happen with a regular user.
and also - root user is not shown in the login screen when KDE starts up. What controls that?
Thanks in advance
O
I hope I don't say anything stupid (I'm on a windows machine right now so I can't check)
All settings for kde and it's applications are stored in /root/.kde whereas the other user's are stored in /home/*username*/.kde
The defaults are stored in your kde directory which depends on your distro.
Distros use red backgrounds and stuff so you know you are running in root. Of course if youare in KDE as root you can customize it as much as you want through the Kontrol center.
The login screen is either KDM (MDK default) or GDM (Redhat default).
The settings for KDM are in the Kontrol center under advanced->login (I need to check that)
or your distro has a specific tool to change the settings.
All setup tools have an option to select which users show up. Just take your pick.
Hope this helps and I hope I didn't say stupid things. :-)
Enjoy KDE
ybouan
That has been very usefull. Thanks a lot!
O
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