Hello,
We generally use CentOS for some servers, and so do not use a GUI interface. However, I have recently installed CentOS 6.3 onto a PC with KDE. I am familiar with KDE as I use it with Fedora for my work PC.
The problem is that we would like to configure the login screen, so that it does not show the user list, that it does not allow the shutdown or reboot commands (from the login screen), and if possible to remove the 30 second confirmation timer that occurs when logout (via 'leave') is selected.
I have gone into the 'System settings->Advanced->Login screen', and disabled both local and remote shutdowns and reboots. I have also disabled the showing of the user list, and disabled logout confirmations.
However, none of this has had any effect. The login screen remains the same - showing the userlist and shutdown/reboot commands, and logging out still shows the 30 second confirmation timer.
I have compared the /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc file from the CentOS PC to my Fedora PC and they are similar. (I make the same changes to my work PC, and these take effect.)
Anyone any ideas about this?
Thanks,
John.
On 11/19/2012 07:25 AM, John Horne wrote:
Hello,
We generally use CentOS for some servers, and so do not use a GUI interface. However, I have recently installed CentOS 6.3 onto a PC with KDE. I am familiar with KDE as I use it with Fedora for my work PC.
The problem is that we would like to configure the login screen, so that it does not show the user list, that it does not allow the shutdown or reboot commands (from the login screen), and if possible to remove the 30 second confirmation timer that occurs when logout (via 'leave') is selected.
I have gone into the 'System settings->Advanced->Login screen', and disabled both local and remote shutdowns and reboots. I have also disabled the showing of the user list, and disabled logout confirmations.
However, none of this has had any effect. The login screen remains the same - showing the userlist and shutdown/reboot commands, and logging out still shows the 30 second confirmation timer.
I have compared the /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc file from the CentOS PC to my Fedora PC and they are similar. (I make the same changes to my work PC, and these take effect.)
Anyone any ideas about this?
Thanks, John.
Are you actually using KDE login? I believe that by default Centos uses the GDM Gnome login, even when you install KDE. I am running Centos6 with KDE, but I am quite certain that my login is still the default. Before upgrading this machine I was running Centos5, and I jumped through a bunch of hoops to enable the KDE login screen, KDM. I just checked, KDM is installed, but I am quite certain it is not enabled.
Looking at my list of running programs, I find three that start with gdm- , even though I do not have Gnome installed.
There is a very good chance you were using KDE tools to configure a non-functioning KDM.
Your choices seem to be: Find the tools to configure the login manager you are actually running or Switch to KDM as your actual login manager.
Here are a couple of links I checked: https://www.centos.org/docs/2/rhl-rg-en-7.2/s1-x-runlevels.html http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/archived/KDE-GUI-Login-Configuration-HOWTO/
Ted Miller
On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 21:04 -0500, Ted Miller wrote:
On 11/19/2012 07:25 AM, John Horne wrote:
The problem is that we would like to configure the login screen, so that it does not show the user list, that it does not allow the shutdown or reboot commands (from the login screen), and if possible to remove the 30 second confirmation timer that occurs when logout (via 'leave') is selected.
I have gone into the 'System settings->Advanced->Login screen', and disabled both local and remote shutdowns and reboots. I have also disabled the showing of the user list, and disabled logout confirmations.
Are you actually using KDE login? I believe that by default Centos uses the GDM Gnome login, even when you install KDE. I am running Centos6 with KDE, but I am quite certain that my login is still the default. Before upgrading this machine I was running Centos5, and I jumped through a bunch of hoops to enable the KDE login screen, KDM. I just checked, KDM is installed, but I am quite certain it is not enabled.
Hello,
I basically set the same settings, using the same method, as I did for my Fedora PC. As said, that works. So configuring KDE using the 'system settings' works in Fedora, but not in CentOS.
Thanks for the links, I'll take a look at those tomorrow.
John.
John Horne wrote:
On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 21:04 -0500, Ted Miller wrote:
On 11/19/2012 07:25 AM, John Horne wrote:
The problem is that we would like to configure the login screen, so that it does not show the user list, that it does not allow the shutdown or reboot commands (from the login screen), and if possible to remove the 30 second confirmation timer that occurs when logout (via 'leave') is selected.
I have gone into the 'System settings->Advanced->Login screen', and disabled both local and remote shutdowns and reboots. I have also disabled the showing of the user list, and disabled logout confirmations.
Are you actually using KDE login? I believe that by default Centos uses the GDM Gnome login, even when you install KDE. I am running Centos6 with KDE, but I am quite certain that my login is still the default. Before upgrading this machine I was running Centos5, and I jumped through a bunch of hoops to enable the KDE login screen, KDM. I just checked, KDM is installed, but I am quite certain it is not enabled.
Hello,
I basically set the same settings, using the same method, as I did for my Fedora PC. As said, that works. So configuring KDE using the 'system settings' works in Fedora, but not in CentOS.
well, *are* you using kdm?? what's the output of ps aux | egrep 'kdm|gdm'
On Tue, 2012-11-20 at 18:45 +0100, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
John Horne wrote:
I basically set the same settings, using the same method, as I did for my Fedora PC. As said, that works. So configuring KDE using the 'system settings' works in Fedora, but not in CentOS.
well, *are* you using kdm?? what's the output of ps aux | egrep 'kdm|gdm'
Fedora is using KDM, CentOS GDM. I came across this http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Deployment_Guide/s2-sysconfig-desktop....
and set '/etc/sysconfig/desktop' accordingly, so now we have KDM running and most of the settings have taken effect.
Still get the 30 second logout confirmation timer, but not so worried about that.
I find it very odd, to say the least, that if I tell CentOS/RHEL 6 to install KDE and not Gnome, it goes ahead and uses GDM rather than KDM. With no indication either that the settings for the login screen will have no effect.
Anyway, thanks for the help.
John.
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