Re: changing GDM background image on F12
Chris wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:48:50 -0500
fred smith fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us wrote:
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 01:53:14PM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote:
Bill Davidsen wrote:
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when
you just use the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do
something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a
file} and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default]
button may help
As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the
GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :)
Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and
works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's
not working for Fred remains to be seen.
As Todd says, I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper. I
had accidentally stumbled into that in F10, and never really knew how
I had done it (but liked the image it ended up with so I left it.)
but then my SSD went bad and when I got it back from repair I
installed F11 and never pursued this, but now that I've done an
update to F12 I'd like to change the image again. I thought that
choosing make default in the tool Bill suggests would do it, but it
doesn't. so I've also tried the command (shown in earlier emails in
this thread but somehow purged from this one) using gconftool-2 and
it didn't work either.
i've put the image in /usr/share/backgrounds/images, but a lot of the
discussion I've seen of this just say /usr/share/backgrunds, so is
it possible that it should not go in any of hte subdirs there? doesn't
seem to make sense, as I specified the full path to the file when I
ran gconftool-2.
It's apparent that even after the above is spelled out, users still
can't read. The Op is speaking of the Gnome Login background (GNOME
LOGIN BACKGROUND)...
NOT the users DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
Un Effin' believable...
As several of us have noted, this seems to work for us. The OP may have
something else blocking this, or a high uptime, since I think you have to
restart GDM.
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 08:21:42AM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
Chris wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:48:50 -0500
fred smith fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us wrote:
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 01:53:14PM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote:
Bill Davidsen wrote:
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when
you just use the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do
something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a
file} and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default]
button may help
As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the
GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :)
Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and
works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's
not working for Fred remains to be seen.
As Todd says, I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper. I
had accidentally stumbled into that in F10, and never really knew how
I had done it (but liked the image it ended up with so I left it.)
but then my SSD went bad and when I got it back from repair I
installed F11 and never pursued this, but now that I've done an
update to F12 I'd like to change the image again. I thought that
choosing make default in the tool Bill suggests would do it, but it
doesn't. so I've also tried the command (shown in earlier emails in
this thread but somehow purged from this one) using gconftool-2 and
it didn't work either.
i've put the image in /usr/share/backgrounds/images, but a lot of the
discussion I've seen of this just say /usr/share/backgrunds, so is
it possible that it should not go in any of hte subdirs there? doesn't
seem to make sense, as I specified the full path to the file when I
ran gconftool-2.
It's apparent that even after the above is spelled out, users still
can't read. The Op is speaking of the Gnome Login background (GNOME
LOGIN BACKGROUND)...
NOT the users DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
Un Effin' believable...
As several of us have noted, this seems to work for us. The OP may have
something else blocking this, or a high uptime, since I think you have to
restart GDM.
Bill, this is on my eeepc 901 netbook, so unlike my desktop, it gets
rebooted a lot, and therefore GDM has been restarted many times.
I'd sure LIKE to find the correct way to do it. but after a lot of
head-banging I gave up and hacked the config file that identifies the
actual file. yes, I know, not the right solution. perhaps inspiration
will strike some day soon and I'll then go back and do it right.
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 04:37:53AM +, Martin Airs wrote: On 11/29/2009 01:50 AM, Martin Airs wrote: On 11/29/2009 01:38 AM, fred smith wrote: On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:36:32AM +1030, Tim wrote: On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 17:48 -0500, fred smith wrote: I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper You could try the brute force and ignorance method: Find the graphic currently used, and simply replace the picture file with your own. I did that with my laptop, since none of the correct ways to configure GDM had any effec. That was with Fedora 7 and 11, I haven't tried 12 yet. belive me, I'm tempted! :) try editing the file /usr/share/backgrounds/constantine/default/constantine.xml and change the constantine.png to your own file in every instance of the name constantine.png just a thought Martin this is how I changed my gnome login background Yeah, that works. kinda brute-force, but I've gotten sufficiently tired of the chase that brute-force works for me. thanks for the suggestion! I can imagine that certain package updates may clobber it, so I'm keeping a copy aside of the modified file. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - 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@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). Oh nice. I had looked right past that, even after reading Bill's message. :/ That works fine here as well. Whatever issue Fred's running into, I don't think it's anything that is generally or completely broken. but it seems like he's gone the easy route and overwritten the default image, so we may not find the real cause. -- ToddOpenPGP - KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~ Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed. -- Irene Peter pgpd4PUmcuaes.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:40:36AM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote: Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). Oh nice. I had looked right past that, even after reading Bill's message. :/ That works fine here as well. Whatever issue Fred's running into, I don't think it's anything that is generally or completely broken. but it seems like he's gone the easy route and overwritten the default image, so we may not find the real cause. Actually, what I did was save the original constantine.xml and edit it to point to the actual image I wanted instead of the default one, then saved myself a spare copy of the modified file in case some future update clobbers it. I, too, would like to know why the normal methods didn't work, but eventually frustration took hold. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (niv) -- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
fred smith wrote:
Hi!
I've looked thru the forums and done some googling but I don't see an
answer THAT WORKS for this question:
How to change the default GDM background/wallpaper to some other image?
I've tried all the things listed in the forums and none of them works,
including (but not limited to) copying the image I want into
/usr/share/backgrounds/images then running this command:
gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --set --type
string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
/usr/share/backgrounds/images/Fistmaster.FullHD.0190.jpg
having done that either log off or reboot and voila! no change at all! :(
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when you just use
the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a file}
and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default] button may help
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
Bill Davidsen wrote:
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when you
just use the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do
something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a file}
and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default] button may help
As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM
screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :)
Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works
fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not
working for Fred remains to be seen.
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 01:53:14PM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote:
Bill Davidsen wrote:
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when you
just use the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do
something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a file}
and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default] button may help
As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM
screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :)
Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works
fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not
working for Fred remains to be seen.
As Todd says, I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper. I had
accidentally stumbled into that in F10, and never really knew how I
had done it (but liked the image it ended up with so I left it.)
but then my SSD went bad and when I got it back from repair I installed
F11 and never pursued this, but now that I've done an update to F12
I'd like to change the image again. I thought that choosing make
default in the tool Bill suggests would do it, but it doesn't.
so I've also tried the command (shown in earlier emails in this thread
but somehow purged from this one) using gconftool-2 and it didn't
work either.
i've put the image in /usr/share/backgrounds/images, but a lot of the
discussion I've seen of this just say /usr/share/backgrunds, so is
it possible that it should not go in any of hte subdirs there? doesn't
seem to make sense, as I specified the full path to the file when I
ran gconftool-2.
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will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 17:48 -0500, fred smith wrote: I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper You could try the brute force and ignorance method: Find the graphic currently used, and simply replace the picture file with your own. I did that with my laptop, since none of the correct ways to configure GDM had any effec. That was with Fedora 7 and 11, I haven't tried 12 yet. -- [...@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:36:32AM +1030, Tim wrote: On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 17:48 -0500, fred smith wrote: I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper You could try the brute force and ignorance method: Find the graphic currently used, and simply replace the picture file with your own. I did that with my laptop, since none of the correct ways to configure GDM had any effec. That was with Fedora 7 and 11, I haven't tried 12 yet. belive me, I'm tempted! :) -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13 --- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On 11/29/2009 01:38 AM, fred smith wrote: On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:36:32AM +1030, Tim wrote: On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 17:48 -0500, fred smith wrote: I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper You could try the brute force and ignorance method: Find the graphic currently used, and simply replace the picture file with your own. I did that with my laptop, since none of the correct ways to configure GDM had any effec. That was with Fedora 7 and 11, I haven't tried 12 yet. belive me, I'm tempted! :) try editing the file /usr/share/backgrounds/constantine/default/constantine.xml and change the constantine.png to your own file in every instance of the name constantine.png just a thought Martin smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
Todd Zullinger t...@pobox.com writes: As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :) Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not working for Fred remains to be seen. You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht If the airwaves belong to the public why does the public only get 3 non-overlapping WIFI channels? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On 11/28/2009 07:56 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: Todd Zullinger t...@pobox.com writes: As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :) Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not working for Fred remains to be seen. You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). -wolfgang Would that affect GDM's background, or only the Gnome desktop's background? They are not the same thing. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:48:50 -0500
fred smith fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us wrote:
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 01:53:14PM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote:
Bill Davidsen wrote:
Could you explain a little more what you are trying to do?
If you're just trying to change the wallpaper, what happens when
you just use the standard menu to do that? Or are you trying to do
something more?
What behavior do you get when you (from memory)
system-preferences-appearance-background-add-{select a
file} and if by default you mean system wide, the [make default]
button may help
As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the
GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :)
Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and
works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's
not working for Fred remains to be seen.
As Todd says, I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper. I
had accidentally stumbled into that in F10, and never really knew how
I had done it (but liked the image it ended up with so I left it.)
but then my SSD went bad and when I got it back from repair I
installed F11 and never pursued this, but now that I've done an
update to F12 I'd like to change the image again. I thought that
choosing make default in the tool Bill suggests would do it, but it
doesn't. so I've also tried the command (shown in earlier emails in
this thread but somehow purged from this one) using gconftool-2 and
it didn't work either.
i've put the image in /usr/share/backgrounds/images, but a lot of the
discussion I've seen of this just say /usr/share/backgrunds, so is
it possible that it should not go in any of hte subdirs there? doesn't
seem to make sense, as I specified the full path to the file when I
ran gconftool-2.
It's apparent that even after the above is spelled out, users still
can't read. The Op is speaking of the Gnome Login background (GNOME
LOGIN BACKGROUND)...
NOT the users DESKTOP BACKGROUND.
Un Effin' believable...
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Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On 11/28/2009 09:03 PM, Mikkel wrote: On 11/28/2009 07:56 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: Todd Zullingert...@pobox.com writes: As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :) Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not working for Fred remains to be seen. You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). -wolfgang Would that affect GDM's background, or only the Gnome desktop's background? They are not the same thing. Mikkel Yes, if you set a default background it effects the GDM background, but takes restarting GDM (or a reboot) to see it. Will -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 05:56:20PM -0800, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: Todd Zullinger t...@pobox.com writes: As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a convenient way to browse to system-preferences-appearance... :) Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not working for Fred remains to be seen. You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom Make Default button). been there. done that. didn't work. which is the reason for the ongoing thread. thanks anyway. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On 11/29/2009 01:50 AM, Martin Airs wrote: On 11/29/2009 01:38 AM, fred smith wrote: On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:36:32AM +1030, Tim wrote: On Sat, 2009-11-28 at 17:48 -0500, fred smith wrote: I'd like to change the GDM (login) screen wallpaper You could try the brute force and ignorance method: Find the graphic currently used, and simply replace the picture file with your own. I did that with my laptop, since none of the correct ways to configure GDM had any effec. That was with Fedora 7 and 11, I haven't tried 12 yet. belive me, I'm tempted! :) try editing the file /usr/share/backgrounds/constantine/default/constantine.xml and change the constantine.png to your own file in every instance of the name constantine.png just a thought Martin this is how I changed my gnome login background smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
changing GDM background image on F12
Hi! I've looked thru the forums and done some googling but I don't see an answer THAT WORKS for this question: How to change the default GDM background/wallpaper to some other image? I've tried all the things listed in the forums and none of them works, including (but not limited to) copying the image I want into /usr/share/backgrounds/images then running this command: gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --set --type string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /usr/share/backgrounds/images/Fistmaster.FullHD.0190.jpg having done that either log off or reboot and voila! no change at all! :( Thanks in advance. -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. - Isaiah 40:28 (niv) - -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
fred smith wrote: I've looked thru the forums and done some googling but I don't see an answer THAT WORKS for this question: How to change the default GDM background/wallpaper to some other image? I've tried all the things listed in the forums and none of them works, including (but not limited to) copying the image I want into /usr/share/backgrounds/images then running this command: gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --set --type string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /usr/share/backgrounds/images/Fistmaster.FullHD.0190.jpg having done that either log off or reboot and voila! no change at all! :( FWIW, it works for me, using one of the stock images. It does require a restart of gdm (which rebooting surely would cover :). Perhaps the images you added has an SELinux context that gdm does not like? Try a restorecon -rv /usr/share/backgrounds/images as well as verifying that the image has permissions which would let the gdm user read it. -- ToddOpenPGP - KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~ A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward. pgpkr5J68VJOP.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 07:27:32PM -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote: fred smith wrote: I've looked thru the forums and done some googling but I don't see an answer THAT WORKS for this question: How to change the default GDM background/wallpaper to some other image? I've tried all the things listed in the forums and none of them works, including (but not limited to) copying the image I want into /usr/share/backgrounds/images then running this command: gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --set --type string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /usr/share/backgrounds/images/Fistmaster.FullHD.0190.jpg having done that either log off or reboot and voila! no change at all! :( FWIW, it works for me, using one of the stock images. It does require a restart of gdm (which rebooting surely would cover :). Perhaps the images you added has an SELinux context that gdm does not like? Try a restorecon -rv /usr/share/backgrounds/images as well as verifying that the image has permissions which would let the gdm user read it. all the images in that dir have the same owner and permissions. selinux is not in enforcing mode, but I tried the command above anyway. result: no change. Is it possible that /usr/share/backgrounds/images isn't the right place? there are several other dirs in /usr/share/backgrounds, so maybe I need to try sticking it in other places. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- Fred Smith -- fre...@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us - The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. - Proverbs 15:9 (niv) - -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: changing GDM background image on F12
fred smith wrote: all the images in that dir have the same owner and permissions. selinux is not in enforcing mode, but I tried the command above anyway. result: no change. Is it possible that /usr/share/backgrounds/images isn't the right place? there are several other dirs in /usr/share/backgrounds, so maybe I need to try sticking it in other places. I can't imagine how or why that would help. As long as gdm can read the file, it should be good. I used several files from the /usr/share/backgrounds/ tree and they all worked here. You should notice that a new user gets the image you specify (or an existing user that has not set their own background image). It would be worth verifying whether that is the case for you. If it's not, then the problem isn't with gdm but elsewhere. -- ToddOpenPGP - KeyID: 0xBEAF0CE3 | URL: www.pobox.com/~tmz/pgp ~~ Put the key of despair into the lock of apathy. Turn the knob of mediocrity slowly and open the gates of despondency - welcome to a day in the average office. pgpboiPnQXJZq.pgp Description: PGP signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
