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Open /etc/gdm/custom.conf file:
# vi /etc/gdm/custom.conf
Find out [greeter] section and append following text:
DefaultWelcome=false
Welcome=Message for local users
RemoteWelcome=Message for remote login users
I'm trying to configure the resolution that the pre-login screen is set at, I have looked on the net and all I can find is people telling me to edit the 'm46config' file. I cant find this file anywhere in any directory. I'm running Solaris 10 - any ideas how I can alter the resolution? :confused: (1 Reply)
As some users may know, Red Hat 9 uses a graphical login. This works perfectly fine, but one day I had a problem. I logged in as root and changed the resolution of the display. It told me to log out for the changes to take effect.
I did...but was faced with my monitor going down to standby. It... (3 Replies)
Hi to all,
I am new to AIX.I faced some desktop problem from past few days.
when i login to that machine, i won't get the login screen.
Why it's happening lot of times, i don't know.
I get only blank screen.
Could any knows please help me.
It's very urget to me.
Thanks &... (2 Replies)
The system loads fine no errors on the system during boot. when it tries to start it goes to hostname % it does not show the login screen for the users. any help on this would be great. is the X11 not starting properly? (16 Replies)
Is it possible to have the user press enter to acknowledge a message
before typing in his or her login name and password? I need to add
this functionality to the CDE login, ssh, and ibm 3151 console on AIX
5.3. (0 Replies)
I (think I) successfully installed Solaris 10 5/09 on the IDE hard drive of my computer using the 5 installation CDs I downloaded from the Sun website. But now when I boot from the IDE hard drive I think it boots successfully but It asks me for the root password or Ctrl+D to abort. When I give it... (5 Replies)
system: Fedora14 on vmware
the login screen resolution is 1024*768, but after login the resolution is 800*600. I want to set the login screen resolution as 800*600 too. How to do this?
thanks! (2 Replies)
I'm Not really sure if this is the best place to ask this question but logic tells me it is :P
I'm Trying to change the login screen for OpenSuse the green Screen for something a little bit more of my liking, and I think the only way to do it perfect and right is through the command Line, do not... (1 Reply)
Hi all,
My login screen reappears if i give a correct password for a user and give login..
I am doing Linux BMR process for CentOs .. I first backup the ' / ' folder with partition details and then restore it using a live cd. By doing so i got succeeded in restoring a machine.. But while... (0 Replies)
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gdm-restart
gdm-restart(1m) User Commands gdm-restart(1m)NAME
gdm-restart, gdm-safe-restart, gdm-stop - stop or restart GDM
SYNOPSIS
gdm-restart
gdm-safe-restart
gdm-stop
DESCRIPTION
gdm-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a HUP signal to the GDM daemon. This command immediately terminates all sessions and logs out
users currently logged in with GDM.
gdm-safe-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a USR1 signal to the GDM daemon. GDM is restarted as soon as all users log out.
gdm-stop stops GDM by sending a TERM signal to the GDM daemon.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gdm-restart Executable to stop and restart GDM
/usr/bin/gdm-safe-restart Executable to stop and restart GDM safely
/usr/bin/stop Executable to stop GDM
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-display-mgr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gdmXnestchooser(1), gdmdynamic(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmphotosetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdm(1m), gdmsetup(1m), attributes(5)NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004, 2006.
SunOS 5.11 1 Sep 2004 gdm-restart(1m)