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David B
Asked: 2010-10-18 01:17:48 +0800 CST

How can I change the default user shown in the login screen?

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Well, the title is pretty much it.

When I start my system I always get the same user on the login screen (this is the original user created when the system was first installed). How can I change that so I won't have to type in the actual username I use everyday each time?

10.10 login-screen users

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Yep that is easy :

    Open the GDM custom configuration file :

    gksudo gedit /etc/gdm/custom.conf

    Should have a lot of comment and at the end look like this :

    [daemon]

[security]

[xdmcp]

[gui]

[greeter]

[chooser]

[debug]

[servers]

    You'll have to add few lines under greeter like this :

    [daemon]

[security]

[xdmcp]

[gui]

[greeter]
# If true show all the users, if false show the last connected users
IncludeAll=false
# User to always show in the user list
Include=somebody,somebodyelse

[chooser]

[debug]

[servers]

    Just replace "somebody,somebodyelse" by whatever you want, save the file and reboot and it should work.

    More info here : http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/2.32/gdm.html

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  2. In 15.10, you can go:

    • System settings
    • User accounts
    • Unlock (top right corner)
    • Select user
    • Click automatic login

    This unchecks automatic login for other users, and automatically logs into that user without a password.

    If you are worried about not having a password, encrypt your disk instead (will ask for a password before login screen). If an attacker gets your hardware, the login password alone will be useless (he can just mount your partition).

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  3. Go to (gdmsetup): System -> Administration -> Login Screen

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