Now that this works I'd still like to be able to fix KDM to allow root login and to show Gnome as a session type. Oh, and now restoring the original /etc/sysconfig/desktop from installation fails to switch back to KDM. :-( I have to change it to DISPLAYMANAGER=KDE from the original DESKTOP="KDE" to get back KDM. Where's the doc that lists valid values for /etc/sysconfig/desktop? NAICT, /etc/X11/prefdm doesn't indicate whether quotes are required around the specified value in desktop.
/etc/sysconfig/desktop is just a shell script that sets some variables, so it most cases it doesn't matter if you use quotes or not.
The DISPLAYMANAGER setting specifies whether you're using gdm or kdm etc. as the login manager.
The DESKTOP setting specifies the default session type to use for logins.
Paul.
