Can one get straight to username entry at login in 9.10?

[Chris G]

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 05:28:49PM -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:55:59 -0800
> NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 12/20/2009 08:42 AM, Chris G wrote:
> > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 03:34:12PM +0100, Tom H wrote:
> > >> > Is there any way to set up gdm in 9.10 so that it asks you for a
> > >> > login name immediately rather than having to click on the Login
> > >> > button first?
> > >> 
> > >> sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean
> > >> /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true
> > >> 
> > >> from
> > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-October/199823.html
> > >> 
> > > That's not quiet what I meant.
> > > 
> > > I want to be presented with a Username: box to type my name into, at
> > > present I get a Login button which I have to click on *before* I
> > > enter my username.  What else could I possibly want to do at this
> > > point?
> > > 
> > 
> > Perhaps try your hand at modifying the config files. I believe the
> > correct ones _may_ be /etc/gdm/custom.conf and the files
> > in /usr/share/gdm. $ cat /etc/gdm/custom.conf
> > will give you more info.
> > Of course, google & backup first.
> > 
> Or just install package KDM instead of GDM.  If you only install it
> you will be asked which you'd like to use during the installation.
> 
> If it fails to ask for the configuration during installation you can:
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
> and reconfigure from there.
> 
> KDM offers me only a box for username and a box for password, no list of
> usernames.
> Am I correct in thinking that is what the OP wished for?
> 
> I have also installed XDM and WDM but have yet to test them.
> 
Now that's a possibility, thanks.  I had considered going to the much
more basic xdm.

The only issue is that, after quite a lot of hassle, I have finally
got gnome-keyring-daemon working properly and I suspect that may need
gdm to work correctly.

-- 
Chris Green