karthik
07-01-2003, 06:43 PM
I was wondering about the default action performed when we select logout in any window manager. I came up with this question due to the options that are presented when we select logout in KDE or GNOME.
We are presented with the options Logout (or) Shutdown (or) reboot. While in Fluxbox and similar WM's when we click on logout it just spawns another login process for us.
I was wondering what really happens when a X-window logout action is selected ?? is the login-process totally killed and a new login process is spawned ?? or is a signal passed to the init process to re-execute the display manager ?? or what .. is there a way to find out what actions are performed when the logout option is selected in a WM ?? .. i am not very comfortable with X11 related files and so any pointers will be really helpful.
We are presented with the options Logout (or) Shutdown (or) reboot. While in Fluxbox and similar WM's when we click on logout it just spawns another login process for us.
I was wondering what really happens when a X-window logout action is selected ?? is the login-process totally killed and a new login process is spawned ?? or is a signal passed to the init process to re-execute the display manager ?? or what .. is there a way to find out what actions are performed when the logout option is selected in a WM ?? .. i am not very comfortable with X11 related files and so any pointers will be really helpful.