This is supposed to disable the user list: gsettings set org.gnome.login-screen disable-user-list true However, gdm3 still shows a list of the users who were logged in before. How can I disable this? Gdm3 should always start with the “username” input field. Workaround: I got this from here. We have to add SystemAccount=true to the files … Read more
A few days ago ubuntu restarted unexpectedly and after rebooting the second screen was not recognised at all. It has been working for some weeks without any problem and it is plugged through HDMI. After browsing the web I found a quick solve using this command. $sudo dpkg-reconfigure LightDM it opens a screen with following … Read more
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 with GDM. I am trying to export some bash functions from my .profile. As explained in this very good resource, the main difference between .bashrc and .profile is that the latter is executed only on login shells. I am already successfully using .profile to export some env variables that would … Read more
I need to change the GDM display timeout from 10 seconds to something more forgiving. That is to say, my screen shuts off after 10 seconds in the lock screen. I am running Fedora 23 with Gnome on a Desktop PC. Note 1: I am not talking about the typical display timeout after login setting. … Read more
Closed. This question needs details or clarity. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Add details and clarify the problem by editing this post. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question I’m managing almost 100 lab PC’s running Fedora 19. It’s difficult to manage because it seems like no where that … Read more
I’ve enabled tap-to-click in Gnome but it doesn’t work on GDM. I tried running dconf-editor as root to modify the setting but to no avail. I also tried running sudo -u gdm gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.touchpad tap-to-click true but I get the following error (process:16560): dconf-WARNING **: failed to commit changes to dconf: Error spawning command … Read more
How do I change the default session I get when I log in? I’m on Debian jessie. I tried changing settings on gdm3, tried installing lightdm and following this but it’s just not working. For more specificity, I’m trying to default to gnome-classic instead of gnome. I want to turn on the computer, log in … Read more
I’m using Arch Linux + GNOME3 on desktop, and when the system starts or the user logs out, gdm displays the login screen for about 20 seconds and then turns off the display (although the computer is still running). Is it possible to disable this? I want the monitor to keep displaying the login screen … Read more
