Thanks jeff,
I actually want that Tkinter application to be the greater: replace gdm....
Still feasible as far as Tkinter is conserned ?
Thanks and regards,
Philippe
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> There should be no problem with this. After all, even the "greeter" is
> just an
> X application. Depending on which login manager you use
> (xdm/kdm/gdm/whatever) the details of getting your Tkinter app to actually
> be run will vary, though. In gdm, it looks like adding it to the file
> /etc/X11/gdm/Init/default may be the ticket.
>
> It is probably best to run
> app.tk.call("rename", "send", "")
> in your program, for the reasons outlined in the send(n) manpage:
> SECURITY
> The send command is potentially a serious security loophole. On
> Unix,
> any application that can connect to your X server can send
> scripts to
> your applications. These incoming scripts can use Tcl to
> read and
> write your files and invoke subprocesses under your name.
>
> Jeff
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