Gerard: Note that the gdm(1m) manpage provides an example on how to use gconftool-2 to change the configuration. You should set the "gdm" users .gconf.mandatory settings with a command like this (using the disable_user_list key as an example):
$ gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/var/lib/gdm/.gconf.mandatory -t bool -s /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list false Brian > on a laptop, i don't want the "face" mode enabled. > But what i'd love to retrieve is how to change the background of the > login screen!? > in the past, it was possible with gdmsetup and themes. > Now, it seems that it should be possible to make something with > gconftool, but i'm unable to have something else than the default > background on my login screen. > Here are the steps i tried (*): > henry at tara:~$ pfexec su - gdm > gdm at tara:~$ pwd > /var/lib/gdm > gdm at tara:~$ gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename > /usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/opensolaris/opensolaris-default.jpg > gdm at tara:~$ ls -l /usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/opensolaris/ > total 2023 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root bin 273922 Dec 26 14:01 clouds.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root bin 322342 Dec 26 14:02 opensolaris-default.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root bin 190794 Dec 26 14:01 rings.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root bin 202364 Dec 26 14:01 stream.jpg > gdm at tara:~$ gconftool-2 --set --type string --set > /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /export/home/henry/MonTheme/ > 1) bigkey.svg > 2) GdmGreeterTheme.desktop > 3) greeter.xml > 4) screenshot.png > gdm at tara:~$ gconftool-2 --set --type string --set > /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename > /export/home/henry/MonTheme/screenshot.png > gdm at tara:~$ gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename > /export/home/henry/MonTheme/screenshot.png > > After that, svcadm restart gdm, but no change > > Is it possible in this release? > > thanks in advance, > > gerard > > > > (*): http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7576112&postcount=365 > > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
