Description of problem: Starting with upgrade to Fedora 8, gmd is not displaying list of users (see attached screenshot). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-2.20.2-2.fc8 How reproducible: start gdm Actual results: list of users is empty (see attached screenshot) Expected results: list of users should contain specified users per /etc/gdm/custom.conf Additional info: I am using Fedora Infinity theme (fedorainfinity-gdm-theme-8.0.1-1.fc8)
Created attachment 290606 [details] screenshot of gdm failing to display list of users
Created attachment 290607 [details] contents of /etc/gdm/custom.conf
what if you add Browser=true to the [greeter] section of custom.conf (and restart gdm)
This fixes the problem. Diff between the old and new version: --- /etc/gdm/custom.conf.orig 2008-01-02 21:06:43.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/gdm/custom.conf 2008-01-02 21:07:31.000000000 +0100 @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ ConfigAvailable=false # Face browser is enabled. This only works currently for the # standard greeter as it is not yet enabled in the graphical greeter. -Browser=false +Browser=true # The default picture in the browser #DefaultFace=/usr/share/pixmaps/nobody.png # These are things excluded from the face browser, not from logging in Is there an option in the GUI which sets this value ?
yes, it's determined by the local theme style. I agree it's confusing and should be unnecessary. For F9 we're revamping gdm entirely, so this problem should go away.