after re-reading the gdm(1m) manpages, i don't find the key i'm interested in: /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable=false /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_text=NULL /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons=false /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list=true /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name=computer /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/wm_use_compiz=false /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility=true /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_magnifier_enabled=false /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_keyboard_enabled=false /desktop/gnome/applications/at/screen_reader_enabled=false
but nothing related to /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename. Why Sun gdm's is so poor? Or am i missing something? thanks for reply, gerard On 12/27/09 08:16 PM, Brian Cameron wrote: > > > 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 > >
