[CentOS] centos6 not using /etc/gdm/custom.conf

[Gerhard Schneider]

> In later Fedora releases, GDM has become less and less functional:
> configurability has been removed, more so as releases occur. From my
> (known to be flaky) memory, that includes the ability to turn off the
> silly list that exposes usernames right on the login screen, the
> ability to assign your own wallpaper to the login screen, among other
> things.

Using gdm is getting harder and harder but you can try:

gconftool-2 --direct \
  --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults \
  --type bool --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true

There are many features available via gconftool-2 or gconf-editor only.

GS

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