>>> Has anyone set up lightdm? I'm using it with the default config >>> file but I get a black screen with no error in Xorg.0.log. gdm >>> works fine. Any ideas? >>> >>> - Grant >> >> I switched to SLiM and I like it but I wish there were a way to >> restart and/or shutdown from the login screen. I had to emerge >> xterm to make it work BTW. >> >> - Grant >> >> > You can type reboot or shutdown for the user then the root password > and it will do as you requested.
The problem there is sharing the root password on multi-user systems. - Grant