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LX0-103 · Question #108

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

The correct answer is D. /etc/X11/gdm/lnit/Default. The GDM pre-login greeting is controlled by the Init/Default script at /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default, which GDM executes before displaying the login screen.

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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

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • D
    89% (16)

Why each option

The GDM pre-login greeting is controlled by the Init/Default script at /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default, which GDM executes before displaying the login screen.

A/etc/gnome/greeting

/etc/gnome/greeting is not a recognized GDM configuration path and does not exist in a standard GDM installation.

B/opt/gnome/share/greeting

/opt/gnome/share/greeting is not a valid GDM configuration file - resources under that path are installed application data, not editable greeting configuration files.

C/etc/X11/gmd.conf

/etc/X11/gmd.conf contains a typo ('gmd' instead of 'gdm') and is not the correct file for configuring the GDM greeting.

D/etc/X11/gdm/lnit/DefaultCorrect

The GDM Init/Default script at /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default is executed by the Gnome Display Manager before the login screen appears and is the designated location for customizing the pre-login greeting. Editing this script allows administrators to change the message or behavior shown to users at the display manager prompt.

Concept tested: GDM Init/Default script for pre-login greeting

Source: https://help.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/configuration.html

Topics

#GDM#GNOME Display Manager#gdm.conf#X11 configuration

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