Friday, April 13, 2012

HowTo: Disable User List on RHEL6 / CentOS6 Login Window

Quick bit of code to disable the user list on the RHEL6 / CentOS6 login screen. 

# gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type bool --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    how do you re-enable after you disable it? just in case someone makes a mistake, and they want to revert back...

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  2. AnonymousAugust 4, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults --type bool --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list false

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  3. Calvin FJune 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM

    Yoour the best

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  4. Calvin FullerMarch 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM

    This is a helpful tip for customizing the login screen.

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