This is a post I made yesterday to the fedora-list. There have been no replies yet. I'm hoping someone here can give me a clue on how to disable gnome "User Switching" or offer opinions on the following. The behavior is a little unsettling.
TIA, John
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Here's my example usage :
1) Setup auto login :
edit :
/etc/gdm/custom.conf
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[daemon] AutomaticLoginEnable=true AutomaticLogin=my_uname
2) Restart to runlevel 5, experience autologin as "my_uname".
3) Activate System->Lockscreen menu option. (screen saver starts)
Note : at this point, I expect my screen to be password protected.
4) Wiggle mouse for authentication dialog. Don't enter password; click the "Switch User" button.
Try # 1 : Get directly to desktop, no password needed.
5) Repeat steps 3,4.
Try # 2 : Get login greeter on try #2. Select "Automatic Login" user, get directly to desktop, no password needed.
6) Attempt to disable the "Switch User" button :
# gconf-editor apps->gnome-screensaver->user_switch_enabled=false desktop->gnome->disable_user_switching=true
Note : at this point, I expect user switching to be disabled.
7) Restart to runlevel 5. Same behavior; user switching is still enabled and exhibits the same "no password" behavior of steps 3-5.
Questions : ----------- Is it expected that once autologin is enabled, access to that account is password free, even though the locking screensaver is activated?
Is there a way to actually disable the switch user button in the screensaver authentication dialog?