LFCS Question #708: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Your department decided to change the Gnome Display Manager's greeting. What configuration file should you edit?

Options

• A/etc/gnome/greeting
• B/opt/gnome/share/greeting
• C/etc/X11/gmd.conf
• D/etc/X11/gdm/lnit/Default

Explanation

The greeting message for the Gnome Display Manager (GDM) is typically configured within a script or configuration file found in /etc/X11/gdm/ or similar paths, often specifically /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default for older GDM versions.

Common mistakes.

• A. /etc/gnome/greeting is not a standard path for GDM configuration.
• B. /opt/gnome/share/greeting is not a standard path for GDM configuration; /opt is for optional software, and /share for architecture-independent data.
• C. /etc/X11/gmd.conf is a plausible path, but the correct primary GDM configuration filename is gdm.conf (not gmd.conf), and greeting customization was more commonly done via initialization scripts like those in Init/Default for older GDM versions.

Concept tested. GDM greeting configuration (older GDM)

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