---
name: "genkdmconf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdm"
version: "4:4.11.13-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/genkdmconf"
---

# genkdmconf(1)

generate configuration files for kdm

## NAME

genkdmconf - generate configuration files for kdm

## SYNOPSIS

**genkdmconf** \[**--in** */path/to/new/kdm-config-dir*\]

\[**--old-xdm** */path/to/old/xdm-dir*\]\
 \[**--old-kde** */path/to/old/kde-config-dir*\]\
 \[**--no-old**\] \[**--no-old-xdm**\] \[**--no-old-kde**\] \[**--old-scripts**\]\
 \[**--no-old-scripts**\] \[**--old-confs**\] \[**--no-backup**\]\
 \[**--no-in-notice**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**genkdmconf** is used to generate configuration files for **kdm**.\
 If an older xdm/kdm configuration is found, its config files are "absorbed"; if it lives in the new target directory, its scripts are reused (and possibly modified) as well, otherwise the scripts are ignored and default scripts are installed.

## OPTIONS

- **--in** */path/to/new/kdm-config-dir*

  In which directory to put the new configuration. You can use this to support a $(DESTDIR), but not to change the final location of the installation - the paths inside the files are not affected.\
   Default is */etc/kde4/kdm*.

- **--old-xdm** */path/to/old/xdm-dir*

  Where to look for the config files of an **xdm** / older **kdm**. Default is to scan */etc/X11/kdm*, *$XLIBDIR/kdm*; there in turn look for *kdm-config* and *xdm-config*.\
   Note that you possibly need to use **--no-old-kde** to make this take effect.

- **--old-kde** */path/to/old/kde-config-dir*

  Where to look for the *kdmrc* of an older **kdm**.\
   Default is to scan */etc/kde4* and {*/usr*,*/usr/local*,{*/opt*,*/usr/local*}*/*{*kde3*,*kde*,*kde2*,*kde1*}}*/share/config*.

- **--no-old**

  Don't look at older xdm/kdm configurations, just create default config.

- **--no-old-xdm**

  Don't look at older xdm configurations.

- **--no-old-kde**

  Don't look at older kdm configurations.

- **--old-scripts**

  Directly use all scripts from the older xdm/kdm configuration.

- **--no-old-scripts**

  Don't use scripts from the older xdm/kdm configuration even if it lives in the new target directory.

- **--old-confs**

  Directly use all ancillary config files from the older xdm/kdm configuration. This is usually a bad idea.

- **--no-backup**

  Overwrite/delete old config files instead of backing them up.

- **--no-in-notice**

  Don't put the notice about **--in** being used into the generated README.

## SEE ALSO

[**kdm**(1)](/kdm/1.md)

## AUTHORS

```
Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi@kde.org>
```

Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the author directly.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.