diff -urN slim-1.3.4.orig/app.cpp slim-1.3.4/app.cpp
--- slim-1.3.4.orig/app.cpp	2012-12-15 08:14:06.235611384 +0100
+++ slim-1.3.4/app.cpp	2012-12-15 08:15:43.162468040 +0100
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
                     case Panel::Suspend:
                     case Panel::Halt:
                     case Panel::Reboot:
+                    case Panel::Console:
+                    case Panel::Exit:
                         (*resp)[i].resp=strdup("root");
                         break;
 
-                    case Panel::Console:
-                    case Panel::Exit:
                     case Panel::Login:
                         (*resp)[i].resp=strdup(panel->GetName().c_str());
                         break;
diff -urN slim-1.3.4.orig/cfg.cpp slim-1.3.4/cfg.cpp
--- slim-1.3.4.orig/cfg.cpp	2012-06-26 10:20:14.000000000 +0200
+++ slim-1.3.4/cfg.cpp	2012-12-15 08:19:08.503788597 +0100
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     options.insert(option("suspend_cmd",""));
     options.insert(option("sessionstart_cmd",""));
     options.insert(option("sessionstop_cmd",""));
-    options.insert(option("console_cmd","/usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -g %dx%d+%d+%d -fn %dx%d -T ""Console login"" -e /bin/sh -c ""/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"""));
+    options.insert(option("console_cmd","/usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -g %dx%d+%d+%d -fn %dx%d -e /bin/login"));
     options.insert(option("screenshot_cmd","import -window root /slim.png"));
     options.insert(option("welcome_msg","Welcome to %host"));
     options.insert(option("session_msg","Session:"));
diff -urN slim-1.3.4.orig/slim.conf slim-1.3.4/slim.conf
--- slim-1.3.4.orig/slim.conf	2012-06-26 10:20:14.000000000 +0200
+++ slim-1.3.4/slim.conf	2012-12-15 08:22:12.999619668 +0100
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Commands for halt, login, etc.
 halt_cmd            /sbin/shutdown -h now
 reboot_cmd          /sbin/shutdown -r now
-console_cmd         /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -T "Console login" -e /bin/sh -c "/bin/cat /etc/issue; exec /bin/login"
+#console_cmd        /usr/bin/xterm -C -fg white -bg black +sb -e /bin/login
 #suspend_cmd        /usr/sbin/suspend
 
 # Full path to the xauth binary