Re: [gdm-list] Changing gdm messages

[Guillaume Viguier <khaeos74 gmail com>]

Thanks again ! I was actually able to get it working and wrote a 
tutorial about it that can be found here:
http://www.viguierjust.com/?p=144

The code of the PAM module can be found here:
http://github.com/guillaumev/libpam-ecafe/blob/master/src/pam_ecafe.c

If it helps some people...

Guillaume.

On 14/12/2009 19:34, Brian Cameron wrote:
> 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


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