On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 04:32:22PM -1000, Chris Stark wrote: > Greetings, > > I found the solution back in Fedora 10. It's not exactly "user friendly"... Yes, works! Thanks! > > All on one line: > > sudo gconftool-2 --direct --config-source > xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory -s --type=bool > /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true > > The change should be instant... just log out and log back in. > > Fedora Devs: please take a cue from the Ubuntu camp and either use a > sane version of GDM or fix the atrocity that is the current shipping > version. Gconftool is even less friendly than Windows' Registry Editor. > > Aloha, > Chris > > On 08/31/2009 04:11 PM, jaivuk wrote: > >Hi, > > > >I tried it as well with the same negative result - it does not work. > > > >Steps I did: > > > >On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 1:22 AM, fred smith > ><fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > >wrote: > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:41:28PM +0100, M A Young wrote: > > > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009, jaivuk wrote: > > > > > > >Hello guys, > > > > > > > >I did not use gdm for some time and now I'm not happy how it > > looks in > > > >Fedora > > > >11. > > > >First of all - the list of local users is unacceptable from > > security > > > >reasons. Even if it supports such "an " option - how it can be > > the default > > > >one?! > > > > > > Having the user list on by default makes sense for a home PC that > > is only > > > going to be used by one or two users, and where security is less > > > important. There is a disable_user_list gconf option, see > > > > > http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/2.26/gdm.html#greeterconfiguration > > > > I just tried this on my F11 laptop, following the web page you suggest, > > and I got no change at all in behavior after a reboot,... it still > > displays the list of users. > > > > -- > > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <mailto: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) > > ------------------------------ > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Guidelines: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > > > -- > 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 / ( /__ ,__. __ __ / __ : / / / / /__) / / /__) .+' Home: fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / / (__ (___ (__(_ (___ / :__ 781-438-5471 -------------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 --------------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
