GDM: remove visible user list Was: Re: Lucid changed background color

[Garth Johnson]

You could also use the GDM2Setup utility from the Launchpad PPA:
https://launchpad.net/gdm2setup

It adds the old config options back in for the login experience, such as
Userlist control.



"Switching" to gdm is the essential ingredient because the login
> screen is displayed through the gdm user.
>
> For the record, three ways (that I know of; you could probably edit
> some xml file (in ~gdm/gconf or ~gdm/gconf.d?)):
>
> 1. Logged in as you:
>
> in alt-f2 or in terminal
>
> $ sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean
> /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true
>
> 2. Logged in as you:
>
> - in alt-f2 or in terminal
> $ sudo/gksudo -u gdm dbus-launch gconf-editor
>
> - select
> /apps/gdm/simple-greeter
>
> - set
> disable_user_list
> to true
>
> - close gconf-editor
>
> 3. At the login screen:
>
> - at another tty
> login
> $ export DISPLAY=:0.0
> $ sudo -u gdm gconf-editor
>
> - at tty7
>
> . select
> /apps/gdm/simple-greeter
>
> . set
> disable_user_list
> to true
>
> . close gconf-editor
>
> - at the other tty
> $ exit
>
> - at tty7
> login
>
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