---
name: "sddm-greeter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sddm"
version: "0.21.0-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sddm-greeter"
---

# sddm-greeter(1)

sddm display manager greeter

## Name

sddm-greeter - sddm display manager greeter

## SYNOPSIS

sddm-greeter \[OPTIONS...\]

## DESCRIPTION

sddm is a display and login manager based on Qt technologies.

Using QtQuick and QML, designers are given the ability to easily create pleasant, modern looking interfaces for sddm.

sddm-greeter is an auxiliary process that displays the greeter, a graphical user interface to perform the authentication and select the session to run.

It is launched by the sddm daemon, end users are not meant to run it.

## OPTIONS

- **--theme *PATH***

  Specify theme full path.

- **--socket *NAME***

  Specify the socket used to communicate with sddm daemon.

- **--test-mode**

  Start greeter in test mode.

- **--help, -h**

  Show help message and exit.

## FILES

- **/usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d**

  System configuration directory

- **/etc/sddm.conf.d**

  Local configuration directory

- **/etc/sddm.conf**

  Local configuration file for compatibility

- **/usr/share/sddm/themes**

  Where sddm looks for themes

## SEE ALSO

[**sddm**(1)](/sddm/1.md), [**sddm.conf**(5)](/sddm.conf/5.md)

The full documentation for sddm is available at \<https://github.com/sddm/sddm\>