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
On Friday, July 22, 2011 12:22:31 PM Gerhard Schneider wrote:
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.
Some are only available if you run them as the right user, as well. If I'm not mistaken, for gdm that would be the user 'gdm'. So you need to run that above as user gdm with su -c $command gdm or similar.
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Lamar Owen lowen@pari.edu wrote:
On Friday, July 22, 2011 12:22:31 PM Gerhard Schneider wrote:
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.
Some are only available if you run them as the right user, as well. If I'm not mistaken, for gdm that would be the user 'gdm'. So you need to run that above as user gdm with su -c $command gdm or similar.
You can use "sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true" because the "gdm" user controls the login screen but the above works too because it makes that setting default for all users. You can also make it mandatory with "gconftool-2 --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true".
On Friday, July 22, 2011 02:10:22 PM Tom H wrote:
You can use "sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true" because the "gdm" user controls the login screen but the above works too because it makes that setting default for all users. You can also make it mandatory with "gconftool-2 --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true".
Thanks for the full syntax; even though this is one of the first things I do on all new installs (whether CentOS, Fedora, or even Ubuntu; anything using gdm), I always seem to have to look it up.... and Akemi's page is one of my bookmarks for that reason....
Since my normal use machine runs KDE, and I use KDM on it, it's not something that I have to deal with on my own box....
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Lamar Owen lowen@pari.edu wrote:
On Friday, July 22, 2011 02:10:22 PM Tom H wrote:
You can use "sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true" because the "gdm" user controls the login screen but the above works too because it makes that setting default for all users. You can also make it mandatory with "gconftool-2 --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list --set --type=boolean true".
Thanks for the full syntax; even though this is one of the first things I do on all new installs.
Since my normal use machine runs KDE, and I use KDM on it, it's not something that I have to deal with on my own box....
You're welcome. I've given up on GNOME (even Unity) for this and other reasons.
KDE just feels too alien so I'm using LXDE or Fluxbox...
Tom H wrote:
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Lamar Owen lowen@pari.edu wrote:
On Friday, July 22, 2011 12:22:31 PM Gerhard Schneider wrote:
Using gdm is getting harder and harder but you can try:
<snip> And in kde, menu->settings->system settings->advanced->login manager. I haven't logged out yet to test it, but this looks like the answer.
mark, likes gnome less than kde
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