[Debian sarge] strange login behavior

Mike Oliver wrote:

> Thanks, Andreas. That's just the sort of thing I needed to
> know. The problem was in /etc/kde3/kdmrc. I still don't
> know just what the problem was, but after overwriting that file
> with /etc/kde3/kdmrc.dpkg-dist (after backing up of course!)
> I have a usable setup (even if the welcome screen isn't quite
> as snazzy anymore).

So for the record, the minimal fix is this: Add the line

ServerVTs=-7

(without leading spaces, if it matters, which I don't know)
to the [General] stanza of /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc .

(Is "stanza" the right word?)