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How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:08 pm
by travlemon
Hello,
I have a newly installed Lubuntu laptop, which uses LXDE. By default, the login screen forces you to type in the username and then the password, without seeing a list of users. Is there any way for me to enable the user list?
I've read this page:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/39613/ho ... in-manager
This person seems to have the exact same problem and question, and that file lxdm.conf seems to be the same on my computer as what he's mentioning. Someone responded to it, mentioning it's a bug that the default LXDE theme doesn't support a user list.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this, or direct me to a theme that can be installed, which supports the user list? I can't seem to find any sites with themes for LXDE, like I could find for KDE or Gnome.
Help is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:36 pm
by denflen
Hi. If you are using lxdm for your display manager, the easiest solution to your problem would be to install gdm. This is the only way I have found to display user names on the login screen. It also allows multiple users to be logged in at one time. Lxdm is just not as feature rich as gdm.
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:42 pm
by rockdoctor
travlemon wrote:Hello,
I have a newly installed Lubuntu laptop, which uses LXDE. By default, the login screen forces you to type in the username and then the password, without seeing a list of users. Is there any way for me to enable the user list?
Fedora 15 uses /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf to configure the login screen
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~$ sudo cat /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf
[base]
# autologin=dgod
# session=/usr/bin/startlxde
# numlock=0
greeter=/usr/libexec/lxdm-greeter-gtk
[server]
arg=/usr/bin/X -background vt1
[display]
gtk_theme=Clearlooks
bg=/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png
bottom_pane=1
lang=1
theme=Industrial
[input]
[userlist]
disable=1
white=
black=
Just set disable=0 under [userlist] to enable the userlist.
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:33 am
by Heart
i've set disable=0 in userlist section but there is still
no userlist in lxdm 
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:11 pm
by LXNevermind
Are you sure you changed the proper lxdm.conf file? I read somewhere, that Lubuntu has different path to the config file. (but I'm not 100% sure)
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:07 pm
by amjjawad
This is very interesting and important issue IMHO.
I have no idea how to fix it as of now but I'll do my best to find an answer. If it's a real known bug, then hope the developer will work on it.
Will do my best to update this thread in case I'll find something
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:01 am
by mistacool
LXNevermind wrote:Are you sure you changed the proper lxdm.conf file? I read somewhere, that Lubuntu has different path to the config file. (but I'm not 100% sure)
After making the changes to lxdm.conf you can try this in terminal:
sudo update-alternatives --config lxdm.conf
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:22 am
by Roland
'Cause lxdm-0.4.1 doen't work correctly in my Ubuntu 10.04 I have rewrited little bit a code of 0.3.0 version.
And make some fork from lxdm-config from 0.4.1 version.
Now userlist correct show real users, no more any usbmux, ntp and etc (I've disabled users that have "/bin/false" shell). Also u can turn on/off show real names of users from etc/passwd.
In lxdm-config it's now able to on/off numlock and real names, select avatar for users.
I changed the lxdm.c, greeter.c, config.c, config.ui and theme files.
If somebody of authors is interested in changes I can't send source to email.
Some screenshots in attachments and
here
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:40 am
by Heart
This should be definitly in the main source code so everyone can have such settings! Great
Re: How can I enable the user list at the LXDM login screen?
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:33 pm
by halon
sry i'm using lubuntu with lxde 0.5.12, but i ca't fint lxdm-config tool in sistem of in the repos... doesn't exist enymore?
thx