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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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Question

A department decided to change the Gnome Display Manager's greeting. Which of the following configuration files should an administrator edit?

Options

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

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    89% (33)

Why each option

To customize the Gnome Display Manager's greeting in older configurations, an administrator would typically edit the `/etc/X11/gdm/Init/Default` script.

A/etc/gnome/greeting

`/etc/gnome/greeting` is not a standard GDM configuration file for the greeting message.

B/opt/gnome/share/greeting

`/opt/gnome/share/greeting` is not a standard GDM configuration file; `/opt` is usually for optional software packages.

C/etc/X11/gmd.conf

`/etc/X11/gmd.conf` (assuming `gdm.conf`) contained general GDM settings, but direct greeting text or scripts were typically handled elsewhere.

D/etc/X11/gdm/Init/DefaultCorrect

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

Topics

#GDM#display manager configuration#GUI customization

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