Changing the options in KControl's "System Administration/"Login Manager" in kcontrol have no effect on kdmrc.

The version of the KDE Login manager (kdm) that ships with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has been improved to take advantage of theme capabilities similar to those in the Gnome display manager "gdm".

To change the preferences using KControl's "System Administration/"Login Manager" dialog, disable the use of themes.

Edit /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc and set the option "UseTheme" to "f...