Re: [gdm-list] Changing gdm messages

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Guillaume:

> Thanks Brian. I'll look further into PAM modules. I guess it is, but 
> just to make sure, is it the same for error messages ?

It depends on what error messages you are talking about.  Most error
messages that relate to authentication being successful or not, or
messages regarding the user needing to update their password would be
from PAM.

You should be able to find out more information about PAM from the
pam.d or pam.conf manpage (different distros have different mechanisms
to configure PAM, but it is usually pam.d or pam.conf).

Brian


> Guillaume.
>
> On 14/12/2009 17:41, Brian Cameron wrote:
> > Guillaume:
> >
> > > Is there a way to change GDM messages (for example, let's say that I 
> > > want to change the "Username" prompt into "Whatever") without 
> > > recompiling it ?
> >
> > Normally GDM just uses PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) to
> > drive the authentication conversation.  Prompts provided to the
> > user come from PAM modules.
> >
> > If you wanted to change the messages, you would need to write your own
> > PAM modules that provide different prompts.  Or, check if the PAM
> > modules that you are currently using provide configuration options.
> >
> > Note that PAM modules tend to differ between distros, so suggestions
> > that apply to one distro may not apply to another.
> >
> > Brian