How do I remove user name from launcher screen

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I want to remove a users login name from the the screen that appears immediately after the system finishes booting up.
In the same way that root doesn’t appear on the screen but can be started by typing in the name ‘root’ and passwd.

I am using suse v11.0 but I am sure this was possible to acheive using yast with v9.1 or v10.

Can anyone help.

Mo :\

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mochung wrote:
> I want to remove a users login name from the the screen that appears
> immediately after the system finishes booting up.
> In the same way that root doesn’t appear on the screen but can be
> started by typing in the name ‘root’ and passwd.
>
> I am using suse v11.0 but I am sure this was possible to acheive using
> yast with v9.1 or v10.
>
> Can anyone help.
>
> Mo :
>
>
Are you using KDM, GDM or some other login manager?

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I don’t think it was YaST but the KDE Control Centre which has an option to hide users on the login screen. If it hasn’t been implemented in KDE4 yet you can do it by installing KDE3 while continuing to use KDE4 as your default session.

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Thanks for the reply - I have only just read it.

i am using KDE4. I cannot find the control panel.
So isi t okay to install KDE3 without trashing anything?

regards

Mo.

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Yes - use patterns under YaST to select and install it. Then at the login screen, use Session to select KDE3 and when you have made you changes logout and use Session to select KDE4. It always defaults to the last session. So you can forget KDE3 after that.

Before you do that, just look again for the control panel. It has a different name but it is there in KDE4.

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Thanks for your help but I cannot find anything like ‘patterns’ under YAST.

:’(

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It should be in the list of filters above search - unless they have changed the names in KDE4.

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Aaaaah! under software management ! :idea::embarrassed:

Okay. I’ll give it a whirl.

Thanks Mo.

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:slight_smile: I’ve found out how to do it.

It was there all the time.

At the Opensuse start menu - Applications tab.
Then select Configure desktop,
then go to the Advanced tab,
then select Login Manager,
then go to the users tab (the 6th tab)

And with a bit of advice using the Help button it is fairly straight forward.

regards to all

Mo :smiley:

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Hi guys

I’m also facing this problem. But, I’m using GNOME instead of KDE. Is there a place / file i can edit so that it will not show the user list on the login screen ??

Thx

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Hi
As root user edit the gdm greeter schema;


vi /etc/gconf/schemas/gdm-simple-greeter.schemas

Look for the following key and a few lines down change the FALSE to
TRUE .

<key>/schemas/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list</key>

gconftool-rebuild

Once you edit a schema you need to rebuild the schemas by running the
gconftool-rebuild command, logout and the usernames will be gone.

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Thx for the help man.

I’ve been googling but the helps are mainly for KDE =)

thx again

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Hi
No worries, glad you got it sorted ok :slight_smile:

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