Re: GDM User Pix

[Brandon Fosdick <bfoz glue umd edu>]

Shouldn't this be fixed? I don't want to make my home directory world writeable
cause I don't want the world messing with my stuff.

-Brandon

Tom Dunstan wrote:
> 
> Ben Rockwood wrote:
> >         Nothing worked..... but here's the interesting part.
> > If I log in to X and start gdmgreeter I see all the pics like I should,
> > but if I start gdm from rc.local, then everything is busted, and
> > I don't get an image.  This is VERY odd.  I can change the logo image
> > with no problems, I can change the default image for no face, with
> > no problems, but I can't get the GDMGreeter to give me faces unless
> > I log into X and start it... which is of no use.
> >
> 
> Sorry if someone's already answered this, or if it doesn't apply to you.
> 
> I had the same problem, my photo image was world readable and nice, but
> the permissions on my *directories* weren't. Once I had made both my
> home directory world writeable AND executable, and the .gnome directory
> the same, the photo came up beautifully.
> 
> Hope that helps someone ;)
> 
> Tom
> 
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