Ticket #2988: gdm-config.patch

gnome/add/gdm.xml

@@ -160 +160 @@
     <sect3 id="gdm-config">
       <title>Config Files</title>
 
-      <para><filename>&gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</filename>,
-      <filename>$GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf</filename></para>
+      <para><filename>&gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</filename></para>
 
       <indexterm zone="gdm gdm-config">
         <primary sortas="e-etc-gnome-&gnome-version;&gnome-minor-version;gdm-custom.conf">
         &gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</primary>
       </indexterm>
-      <indexterm zone="gdm gdm-config">
-        <primary sortas="e-$GNOME_PREFIX-share-gdm-defaults.conf">
-        $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gdm/defaults.conf</primary>
-      </indexterm>
 
     </sect3>
 
     <sect3>
       <title>Configuration Information</title>
 
-      <para>Starting with the 2.14.x version of GNOME, the default
-      configuration parameters are stored in a static file
-      (<filename><envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar>/share/gdm/defaults.conf</filename>).
-      This file is not intended to be edited. If modification of the
-      configuration is necessary, you should add parameters to the
-      <filename>&gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</filename> file. The settings
-      in this file will override the settings in the static file. The same
-      parameters in the static file are used in the configuration file.</para>
+      <para>The GDM daemon is configured using the
+      <filename>&gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</filename> file.
+      Default values are stored in GConf in the
+      <filename>gdm.schemas</filename> file. It is recommended that end-users
+      modify the <filename>&gnome-etc-dir;/gdm/custom.conf</filename> file
+      because the schemas file may be overwritten when the user updates their
+      system to have a newer version of GDM.</para>
 
       <para>The <application>GDM</application> <application>PAM</application>
       configuration files contain modules not present in a BLFS installation.
@@ -251 +245 @@
         selection menu.</para>
       </note>
 
+       <important>
+        <para>If the system-wide <application>D-BUS</application> daemon was
+        running during the installation of <application>gdm</application>,
+        ensure you stop and restart the <application>D-BUS</application>
+        daemon before attempting to start <command>gdm</command>.</para>
+      </important>
+
       <para><command>gdm</command> can be tested by executing it as the
       <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user. Use the
       <command>gdm-stop</command> command if you wish to stop the display