--- gdm-2.6.0.8/config/Init.in.merge-resources	2005-04-13 12:52:27.000000000 -0400
+++ gdm-2.6.0.8/config/Init.in	2005-04-13 12:52:44.000000000 -0400
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
   echo "$OUTPUT"
 }
 
+sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources
+
+# merge in defaults
+if [ -f "$sysresources" ]; then
+    xrdb -merge "$sysresources"
+fi
 
 sysmodmap=/etc/X11/Xmodmap