On Thu, 2006-16-02 at 17:29 -0500, William Yardley wrote: > Is there a way to (automatically and / or manually) lock the screen > besides using "gdmflexiserver"? I think that's more intended for > starting a second session than locking the existing session. > > I'd like something like what xscreensaver does, only with the gdm login > screen. I don't think that's possible - directly, anyway. You could probably hack /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default to start xscreensaver with a custom command line. The only caveat I can see is that if that file is ever updated, your changes would be lost. But, the changes would probably be minor, so it may not be that bad. > Also, is there a way to set a default username BUT prompt for a > password? The only option I see in the config file is to automatically > log in as a particular user. Again, not directly (as far as I can tell). However, you could use the "Timed Login" feature. Just set the "seconds before login" to some ridiculous number, such as 31104000 (that's in seconds, so 360 days), and set a timed login username. Now when GDM starts, the login name will be entered for you, but that user won't be logged in unless GDM is up for 1 year. I haven't tried this, so I don't if it will work. I also don't see why it wouldn't. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes! Regards. Ranbir -- Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu Linux 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4 i686 GNU/Linux 20:17:36 up 13:17, 5 users, load average: 0.62, 0.92, 0.79
