Debian #189615, #238337; Use gksu to start gdmsetup as it needs root permissions. Index: gdm-2.18.1/gui/gdmsetup.desktop.in.in =================================================================== --- gdm-2.18.1.orig/gui/gdmsetup.desktop.in.in 2007-04-09 07:15:10.000000000 +0200 +++ gdm-2.18.1/gui/gdmsetup.desktop.in.in 2007-05-02 10:38:54.000000000 +0200 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ _Name=Login Window _Comment=Configure GDM login window appearance and behavior TryExec=@sbindir@/gdmsetup -Exec=@sbindir@/gdmsetup +Exec=gksu @sbindir@/gdmsetup Icon=gdmsetup StartupNotify=true Terminal=false