LX0-104 · Question #562
A department decided to change the Gnome Display Manager's greeting. Which of the following configuration files should an administrator edit?
The correct answer is D. /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default. To customize the Gnome Display Manager's greeting in older configurations, an administrator would typically edit the /etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default script.
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- A/etc/gnome/greeting
- B/opt/gnome/share/greeting
- C/etc/X11/gmd.conf
- D/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default
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To customize the Gnome Display Manager's greeting in older configurations, an administrator would typically edit the `/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default` script.
`/etc/gnome/greeting` is not a standard GDM configuration file for the greeting message.
`/opt/gnome/share/greeting` is not a standard GDM configuration file; `/opt` is usually for optional software packages.
`/etc/X11/gmd.conf` (assuming `gdm.conf`) contained general GDM settings, but direct greeting text or scripts were typically handled elsewhere.
Historically, particularly in older versions of GDM, the `/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default` script was executed during GDM initialization. Administrators could modify this script to customize aspects of the login screen, including the displayed greeting message, before the session actually started.
Concept tested: GDM greeting configuration
Source: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-0359/6n30j5b8b/index.html
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