Comment 57 for bug 395299

What I meant was (and remember that I have never put an eye in GDM code)
that if we can use he old configuration tool graphics as a base for building
the ew configuration tool, it would help users in understanding how to work
with the config tool.
What worries me is the fact that if old GDM and new GDM are not compatible
even in the config tool, there will be a not-so-small problem in porting GDM
login screens, etc.
I saw my custom login screens disappear one day after an uprade, replaced by
the standard GDM login screen; that worried me.
BTW, I had reported it as a new bug (bug #395770), but it was marked as a
duplicate of this...

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 08:45, Robert Ancell <email address hidden>wrote:

> I have fixed the gdmsetup crash (caused when no gdm autologin
> configuration present) and this will be in the 2.27.90 release. Note
> that gdmsetup does not work with the old GDM so it will not work until
> your system has been restarted after an upgrade from 2.20.
>
> --
> gdm 2.26 has no graphical configuration tool
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395299
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in GDM: The Gnome Display Manager: New
> Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in gdm in Ubuntu Karmic: Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gdm
>
> In Karmic the Login Window Preferences option from the GNOME System ->
> Preferences menu is missing. I'm no longer able to configure gdm
> graphically. Something I was able to do until recently and in Jaunty.
>