Package: kdm
Version: 4:3.5.1-1
Severity: normal
Hi - Allow KDM to change the background image under the login window
using /etc/kde3/kdm/backgroundrc options 'WallpaperList' and
'ChangeInterval', e.g.:
ChangeInterval=number_of_minutes
WallpaperList=/path/to/some/pix.jpg,/path/to/some/otherpix.jpg [...]
Every ChangeInterval the background image changes as it should.
However, two lines in backgroundrc are updated:
CurrentWallpaper=number_representing_the_image_file
LastChange=number_representing_the_time
This behavior seems wrong. If / is mounted read-only, it causes
unexpected behavior.
Isn't this behavior a violation of the Linux FHS (and Debian) policy?
The FHS says /etc should contain only static config files (exception
made for /etc/mtab). Non-static files should be under /var.
I noticed this problem after installing the samhain package. It
complained about 'backgroundrc' changing though I had not touched it.
Yes, samhain can be told to ignore the change. However, this treats the
symptom not the cause.
Thanks for looking into it.
bob
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-rc4
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages kdm depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.70 Debian configuration management sy
ii kdebase-bin 4:3.5.1-1 core binaries for the KDE base mod
ii kdebase-data 4:3.5.1-1 shared data files for the KDE base
ii kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.1-2 core libraries for all KDE applica
ii libc6 2.3.5-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-8 GCC support library
ii libpam-runtime 0.79-3.1 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 0.79-3.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii libqt3-mt 3:3.3.5-3 Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii libstdc++6 4.0.2-8 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libx11-6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxau6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Authentication library
ii libxdmcp6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Display Manager Control Protocol
ii libxtst6 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System event recording an
ii xbase-clients 6.9.0.dfsg.1-4 miscellaneous X clients
Versions of packages kdm recommends:
ii logrotate 3.7.1-2 Log rotation utility
-- debconf information:
kdm/stop_running_server_with_children: false
* shared/default-x-display-manager: kdm
kdm/daemon_name: /usr/bin/kdm
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