Comments on: GDM: Disable the last login time message box http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/ Memoirs of a QWERTY Keyboard Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:21:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Harsh http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-44319 Harsh Sun, 18 May 2008 19:36:31 +0000 http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-44319 It is already added and set to False as well, I mentioned that in the post! Yet it persists, I do not know why.. :( It is already added and set to False as well, I mentioned that in the post! Yet it persists, I do not know why.. :(

]]> By: Prakash http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-44318 Prakash Sun, 18 May 2008 19:21:12 +0000 http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-44318 Hello,qwerty!nice site of yours :D reg,gdm lastlog and OK creepy,: see: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=212473 and in gdm.conf,how about adding "# If true then the last login information is printed to the user before # being prompted for password. While this gives away some info on what # users are on a system, it on the other hand should give the user an # idea of when they logged in and if it doesn't seem kosher to them, # they can just abort the login and contact the sysadmin (avoids running # malicious startup scripts) [b]DisplayLastLogin=false[/b] ??? Hello,qwerty!nice site of yours :D

reg,gdm lastlog and OK creepy,:
see:

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=212473

and in gdm.conf,how about adding

“# If true then the last login information is printed to the user before
# being prompted for password. While this gives away some info on what
# users are on a system, it on the other hand should give the user an
# idea of when they logged in and if it doesn’t seem kosher to them,
# they can just abort the login and contact the sysadmin (avoids running
# malicious startup scripts)
[b]DisplayLastLogin=false[/b] ???

]]> By: rogalikus http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40476 rogalikus Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:48:52 +0000 http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40476 Another workaround: comment out the 'session optional pam_lastlo.so' line in '/etc/pam.d/*' files (works for me). However, of course there should be an option to disable/enable such 'lastlogin message' during emerging of GDM. Another workaround: comment out the ’session optional pam_lastlo.so’ line in ‘/etc/pam.d/*’ files (works for me).
However, of course there should be an option to disable/enable such ‘lastlogin message’ during emerging of GDM.

]]> By: Harsh http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40194 Harsh Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:32:35 +0000 http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40194 Whoa I didn't expect a response this quick, but am glad to see another case indeed! I wonder if this exists as a bug or so, lemme check. Whoa I didn’t expect a response this quick, but am glad to see another case indeed!

I wonder if this exists as a bug or so, lemme check.

]]> By: Will http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40192 Will Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:19:59 +0000 http://www.harshj.com/2008/04/13/gdm-disable-the-last-login-time-message-box/#comment-40192 Thank youvery much! This irritated the B-jesus outta me. I wish I knew the "correct way" to disable it, however, your hack works great. Thanks again! Will Thank youvery much! This irritated the B-jesus outta me. I wish I knew the “correct way” to disable it, however, your hack works great. Thanks again!

Will

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