Larry

go into the drakconf click user addition and at the bottom you will see
icon and a down arrow. you can select the icon to use with the
user...unfortunately I don't know how to change an existing user.

Larry Marshall wrote:

> I stumbled on a "simple" thing today that had me scratching my head.
> I helped a buddy install Mandrake 7.0 today.  In doing so we set up an
> account for him (his name is Bob) and Mandrake decided to make his
> login icon a girl.  I did point out to him that it was a cute girl but
> he preferred the bald penguin as it more resembled his own dome.
>
> Anyone know where this info is held and how Mandrake is deciding what
> icon to use?  I'm presuming there's some sort of look up table
> somewhere as if we called him Rob he suddenly became a guy penguin :-)
>
> As an aside, I didn't realize until I got home that my installation
> doesn't even have icons, which suits me fine but what did I do to get
> rid of them (or lose them if that's your view)?
>
> Not the most pressing of Linux questions but certainly a curiosity.
> "man silly penguin icons" didn't generate any answers :-)
>
> Cheers --- Larry


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