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Where is the user name on the GNOME lock screen?
Having the user’s name appear in the top-left corner of the lock screen is inconsistent with the default Gnome Shell layout, where the name is in the top-right corner. I can’t see any reason why the name should be moved to the other side of the screen!
How to enable screen locking in GNOME Shell 3.14?
How to enable screen locking in Gnome Shell (3.14) using xscreensaver (on Debian): (Note: Although the gnome-screensaver package currently exists on Debian sid, it does not seem to be usable) Run xscreensaver to configure the screensaver how you want it. Be sure to select ‘Lock screen after 0 minutes’.
Is there a work around for GNOME auto lock?
A work around I successfully used in debian, ubuntu and rhel7 is creating a short python script that’s started automatically when you log into the gnome session. Note that in rhel7 the key combination to lock is super + l. Create /etc/xdg/autostart/gscreenlock.py like this:
Is there a screensaver support in GNOME 3?
Starting in Gnome Shell 3.8 (included in Fedora 19), gnome-screensaver support has been dropped completely.
How do I remove my user account from the logon screen?
If you want to show the account again, open the registry editor and change the value for the user name on the right that you want to show again to 1. If you want to show all the user accounts on the logon screen again, you can simply delete the SpecialAccounts key.
How can I hide a user from the login screen?
Open the terminal, and enter (replace user with the username you want to hide from the login screen): Switch user or log out to test if user is not listed anymore. Hacky but you can modify the user’s id so they don’t show in the list:
How to remove last name from logon screen?
1 Click on the Start Button, type in secpol.msc and hit Enter. 2 When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policy and then Security Options. 3 Locate “Interactive logon: Do not display last user name” policy. Right click on it and select Properties. 4 Set the policy to Enabled and hit Ok.