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Hi all,

My first post here. I just finished a fresh install of Mandriva 2007 and upgraded kde to 3.5.6 via rpm repository. However, after I did that, kdm stopped working (presently using gdm instead, but I like kdm's layout better). When the display manager activates an error window pops up with the message:

Theme not usable with authentication method 'Username+password (classic)'

following which a lopsided display screen appears with the username/password entry fields in all the wrong places and do not echo any text. There was an "MDE" Mandriva profile that got installed during the KDE upgrade and it's wallpaper was rendering instead. I went to kcontrol and reconfigged the old wallpaper/ parameters in the dm config page and deleted the MDE theme but the kdm login screen is still lopsided. I include the kdmrc fie below (This was the only KDE config file file that I forbade the updater to overwrite with the package defaults):


/etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc:

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[General]
ConfigVersion=2.3
ConsoleTTYs=tty1,tty2,tty3,tty4,tty5,tty6
PidFile=/var/run/kdm.pid
ReserveServers=:1,:2,:3,:4,:5
ServerVTs=-7
StaticServers=:0

[Shutdown]
BootManager=Lilo
HaltCmd=/sbin/poweroff
RebootCmd=/usr/bin/reboot

[X-*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=false
AllowRootLogin=false
AllowShutdown=None
AutoReLogin=false
ClientLogFile=.xsession-errors-%s
FailsafeClient=/usr/bin/xterm
Reset=/etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
Resources=/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
ServerArgsLocal=-deferglyphs 16
Session=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession
Setup=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
Startup=/etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
SystemPath=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
UserPath=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin/

[X-*-Greeter]
AntiAliasing=true
ColorScheme=Ia Ora Free
EchoMode=OneStar
FaceDir=/usr/share/faces
FaceSource=AdminOnly
FailFont=Bitstream Vera Sans,12,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
FocusPasswd=false
ForgingSeed=1145020279
GUIStyle=ia_ora
GreetFont=Bitstream Vera Serif,24,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
GreetString=Welcome to %n
GreeterPos=50,50
HiddenUsers=nobody,root
Language=en_US
LogoArea=None
LogoPixmap=/usr/share/apps/kdm/pics/kdm-mdk-logo.png
MaxShowUID=65000
MinShowUID=500
Preloader=/usr/bin/preloadkde
PreselectUser=None
SelectedUsers=
ShowUsers=All
SortUsers=true
StdFont=Bitstream Vera Sans,12,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
Theme=/usr/share/mdk/dm
UseBackground=true
UseTheme=true
UserCompletion=false
UserList=true

[X-:*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=true
AllowShutdown=All
NoPassEnable=false
NoPassUsers=
ServerCmd=/usr/bin/X -br

[X-:*-Greeter]
DefaultUser=daneel
FocusPasswd=true
LoginMode=DefaultLocal
PreselectUser=None

[X-:0-Core]
AutoLoginAgain=false
AutoLoginDelay=0
AutoLoginEnable=false
AutoLoginLocked=false
AutoLoginUser=daneel
ClientLogFile=.xsession-errors

[Xdmcp]
Enable=false
Willing=/etc/X11/xdm/Xwilling
Xaccess=/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess

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System Details:

My Linux Version is:
Mandriva Linux release 2007.0 (Official) for i586

I am running kernel:
Kernel 2.6.17-5mdv on i686

My KDE/Qt Version is:
3.5.6/3.3.7


I would really be grateful if someone could guide me towards finding any config errors that may have led to this.


Warmest regards to all