Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 Manual page 17

Session Type
Specifies the desktop to run when you log in. If desktops other than KDE are in-
stalled, they appear in the list. Make changes only if you want to use a session type
other than your default (usually KDE). Future sessions are automatically of the
same type unless you change the session type manually.
System
Performs a system action, such as shutting down the computer or starting different
login actions. Remote Login enables you to log in on a remote machine.
NOTE: Connecting to an Active Directory Server
To access shared network resources, you can also authenticate a KDE client
machine against an Active Directory server. For further details, refer to
ter 9, Accessing Network Resources
for this kind of authentication, the login screen also provides an additional
field. In this case, proceed as follows during login:
1. Select the domain from the list.
2. Enter your Windows username.
3. Enter your Windows password and press
1.1.1 Controlling a Session
The Session Manager starts after your username and password are authenticated by the
login process. The Session Manager lets you save certain settings for each session. It
also lets you save the state of your most recent session and return to that status the next
time you log in.
The Session Manager can save and restore the following settings:
• Appearance and behavior settings, such as fonts, colors, and mouse settings.
• Applications that you were running, such as a file manager or OpenOffice.org.
(page 167). If your machine is configured
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