Re: [gdm-list] gdm username history

[Bob Doolittle <Robert Doolittle Sun COM>]

Brian Cameron wrote:
> Jehan:
>
> The below patch seems to disable the Face Browser completely.  This is
> probably what people like Bob are really wanting.

Agreed.  Both features are undesirable for the environment I'm 
describing.  As long as both can be disabled, that's fine.

Thanks,
  Bob

> However, the original
> request seemed to be that it would be good to allow the Face Browser to
> be used, but to have a configuration option to disable the history
> record-keeping aspects of it.
>
> Brian
>
>
> > Good, erasing or reduce mode access to /var/log/ConsoleKit/history 
> > might be a workaround .
> >
> > In the mean time I found this from 
> > http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/overview.html
> > "The Face Browser is the interface which allows users to select their 
> > username by clicking on an image. This feature can be enabled or 
> > disabled via the /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list GConf key 
> > and is on by default. "
> >
> > Then I tried to set that "key" (disable_user_list) with gconf-editor 
> > with no sucess :-(
> > here's a possible patch, but I haven't tried yet
> > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-extras-commits/2008-May/msg02028.html 
> >
> >
> > %changelog
> > +* Thu May  8 2008 Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com> - 1:2.22.0-6
> > +- Add a GConf key to disable the user list
> >
> > If someone succeed in setting "disable_user_list" please let us know .
> >
> >
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