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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:09:24 -0400
From: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: lost gdm screen
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On 20 Jul 2005 09:35:53 -0400
Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> writes:
> 
> > Or to be more precise, after an upgrade of gdm, when I log in I get
> > an error message that the config file contains an error (or
> > unrecognized command) and that it will use the default.
> > 
> > I'm then presented with the default gdm login screen rather than the
> > 'more stylish' version I had previously.
> > 
> > What changed that the previous gdm.conf file is no longer valid?
> > How do I get the 'nice' gdm screen back?
> 
> Fix the error in the config file.
> 
> The gdm log file will probably tell you what the error is.

Where is the gdm log file located?

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Trey
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