On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:54:53AM +0100, François Patte wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Le 12/03/2009 16:05, Paul W. Frields a écrit : > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:27:40AM +1030, Tim wrote: > >> Sharpe, Sam J: > >>>> Add or edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf and add this section: > >>>> > >>>> [greeter] > >>>> Browser=false > >>>> > >>>> Then restart gdm... > >> fred smith: > >>> This doesn't seem to work in F10. I remember seeing other posts on it, > >>> and the consensus was th at a lot of the configurability has been disabled, > >>> including the ability to control the font size (which on my eeepc is HUGE > >>> on the small screen). > >>> > >>> Allegedly, replacing it with the one from F9 solves the proglem, though > >>> I haven't tried that. > >> Well, I'm using Fedora 9, and nothing that I've tried stops that damn > >> user list appearing on GDM. Neither does anything stop the inclusion of > >> names I want excluded. I've even tried changing the background image, > >> and it ignores that instruction, too. > >> > >> I've got no kind words for the thing. It's not configurable. It's slow > >> to fire up, *much* slower than the GDM logon screen on Fedora 7. Every > >> log on requires cursoring through the list, or typing the name, since it > >> NEVER starts with reselecting the same name that logged in previously, > >> nor does the list appear to be in any detectable sorting order (user ID, > >> user name, real name, nothing). > >> > >> I tried using XDM, instead, but it doesn't start something that Gnome > >> needs to run. I don't want *anything* to do with KDE on my system, so > >> KDM's not getting a look in. > >> > >> Just a straight type in username and password box, as it used to be, > >> would suit me. > > > > This should work fine: > > > > $ su - # enter root password at prompt > > $ GCONFSYS=$(gconftool-2 --get-default-source) > > $ gconftool-2 --config-source=$GCONFSYS --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list \ > > --type bool true > > It worked for me too on f10. Really! Didn't do anything visibly useful on my f10. Perhaps I should try it agagian. > > Have you any other tips like this to change the language: I would like > the chooser in French, or the image which is quite nice when you use one > screen but become ugly when spread on two screens... > > I am wondering why there is not a more friendly way to configure all this.. > > Thanks. > > - -- > François Patte > UFR de mathématiques et informatique > Université Paris Descartes > 45, rue des Saints Pères > F-75270 Paris Cedex 06 > Tél. +33 (0)1 4286 2413 > http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkm7fu0ACgkQdE6C2dhV2JX3ygCeP/uDzKJKzMjTNrhCacsmk94h > jMEAnRyOZVq2QYpanUwp0GX8Bi2ZM262 > =POP3 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever." ------------------------------- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ------------------------------
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