GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide

General Settings

Use the General tabbed section to set general preferences for the GDM login screen.

Table 5–1 lists the general GDM settings that you can configure.

Table 5–1 General GDM Settings

Element 

Description 

Local

Select the type of interface to use for the login screen when users log in from a local system. Select one of the following options from the drop-down list: 

  • Graphical greeeter: Select this option to use a graphical login screen when users log in from a local system.

  • Standard greeeter: Select this option to use the standard GNOME login screen when users log in from a local system.

Remote

Select the type of interface to use for the login screen when users log in from a remote system. Select one of the following options from the drop-down list: 

  • Graphical greeeter: Select this option to use a graphical login screen when users log in from a remote system.

  • Standard greeeter: Select this option to use the standard GNOME login screen when users log in from a remote system.

Always use 24 hour clock format

Select this option to display the time on the login screen in the 00.00 to 24.00 format. 

Welcome string

Type a welcome message to display on the standard GNOME login screen when users log in from a local system. 


Note –

If you want to display the system name in the welcome message, type %n in this text box.


Remote welcome string

Type a welcome message to display on the standard GNOME login screen when users log in from a remote system. 

Login a user automatically on first bootup

Select this option to log in a user automatically when the user boots up the system for the first time. 

Automatic login username

Use the drop-down combination box to enter a username to use when the system logs in a user automatically. 

Login a user automatically after a specified number of seconds

Select this option to log in a user automatically after an interval that you specify. 

Timed login username

Use the drop-down combination box to enter a username to use when the system logs in a user automatically after an interval. 

Seconds before login

Use the spin box to specify how long to wait to log in the user automatically.