RE: Customizing gdm

["Inger, Slav (S.B.)" <vinger ford com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Oliver [mailto:Mike Oliver Sun COM]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 5:58 PM
To: Inger, Slav (S.B.)
Cc: gdm sunsite dk
Subject: RE: Customizing gdm
> 
> I don't know of a DM that allows this kind of thing.
> 
> Do you absolutely have to have this new dialogue as part of the DM
> interaction?  If it could be something that happens _before_ the DM
> greeter shows up then it could be handled in the Init script.  If it
> can be done after login (by which time you know the username) then it
> can happen in the PreSession script or even in the Session script.
> 

I'm assuming PreSession/Default gets executed right after the greeter gets the input?  My problem is that I need to give the user a graphical menu from which to select the options they need to pick PRIOR to actual login.  I don't really care if I know the username by then, but what I do care about is that it should not try to authenticate before they pick an item from the custom menu.  I was thinking I could whip something up in Perl/Tk that will give them the dropdown I'm after.  The question is:  first, will gdm allow something like this in gdm/PreSession/Default, and second, could it be too late by then because the PAM authentication might have already been attempted?  I hope this makes sense, I'm thinking on my feet here.  Thanks.

- Slav Inger
- vinger ford com