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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Turn off GDM boot-up? Post 302070029 by RTM on Thursday 30th of March 2006 04:09:08 PM
Old 03-30-2006
Check your /etc/rcX.d directories for the startup file which begins with a capitol S - disable it by either moving it to a different name (it will start if left as Sxxxxx - so move it to sxxxxx).

Also look at the FAQ and HOWTO documentation.
 

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gdmphotosetup(1)						   User Commands						  gdmphotosetup(1)

NAME
gdmphotosetup - GDM Photo Setup SYNOPSIS
gdmphotosetup [gnome-std-options] DESCRIPTION
gdmphotosetup allows you to select an image that will be used as your photo by the GDM face browser, if enabled by GDM. The selected file is stored as ~/.face. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching GDM Photo Setup example% gdmphotosetup FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gdmphotosetup Executable for GDM Photo Setup ~/.face GDM face browser image ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-display-mgr | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |External | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. gdm(1), gdmXnestchooser(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmsetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdm-restart(1m), gdmconfig(1m), gnome-std-options(5) NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004. SunOS 5.10 1 Sep 2004 gdmphotosetup(1)
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