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@@ -4968,6 +4968,19 @@ Return a service that spawns the SLiM graphical login manager, which in
turn starts the X display server with @var{startx}, a command as returned by
@code{xorg-start-command}.
+@cindex X session
+
+SLiM automatically looks for session types described by the @file{.desktop}
+files in @file{/run/current-system/profile/share/xsessions} and allows users
+to choose a session from the log-in screen using @kbd{F1}. Packages such as
+@var{xfce}, @var{sawfish}, and @var{ratpoison} provide @file{.desktop} files;
+adding them to the system-wide set of packages automatically makes them
+available at the log-in screen.
+
+In addition, @file{~/.xsession} files are honored. When available,
+@file{~/.xsession} must be an executable that starts a window manager
+and/or other X clients.
+
When @var{allow-empty-passwords?} is true, allow logins with an empty
password. When @var{auto-login?} is true, log in automatically as
@var{default-user}.