[geeks] The illusion of Windows 7

gsm at mendelson.com gsm at mendelson.com
Sun Nov 1 00:49:12 CDT 2009


On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 07:34:39AM +0200, gsm at mendelson.com wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 08:28:09PM -0400, Nate wrote:



>> sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /apps/gdm/simple-greeter / 
>> disable_user_list true

I fixed the syntax error, 

	/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list  

Should all be one word and it should all be one line.

>> From what I read doesn't really restore things to how they were, but   
>> it's a step in the right direction.

Now you get a prompt to click here to logon, and then you get a username
password prompt, so while it's not the same, and is a PITA, it's not a security
hole.

Much appreciated.

Thanks,

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel gsm at mendelson.com  N3OWJ/4X1GM



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