--- kdebase-3.5.8.orig/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp	2007-01-15 22:31:50.000000000 +1100
+++ kdebase-3.5.8.orig/kdmlib/dmctl.cpp	2007-11-02 16:14:39.000000000 +1100
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ 
 {
 	const char *ptr;
 	struct sockaddr_un sa;
+	struct stat ststat;
 
 	if (DMType == Dunno) {
 		if (!(dpy = ::getenv( "DISPLAY" )))
@@ -65,8 +66,13 @@ 
 		if ((fd = ::socket( PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0 )) < 0)
 			return;
 		sa.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-		if (DMType == GDM)
-			strcpy( sa.sun_path, "/tmp/.gdm_socket" );
+		if (DMType == GDM) {
+			if (stat("/var/run/gdm_socket"i, ststat)==0) {
+				strcpy( sa.sun_path, "/var/run/gdm_socket");
+			} else {
+				strcpy( sa.sun_path, "/tmp/.gdm_socket" );
+			}
+		}
 		else {
 			if ((ptr = strchr( dpy, ':' )))
 				ptr = strchr( ptr, '.' );