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--- configuring_the_right_vnc_setup [2024/12/24 07:50] – mike
+++ configuring_the_right_vnc_setup [2024/12/27 20:48] (current) – mike
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   apt install x11vnc
-=== Create the file /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service ===
+=== Create the file /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service with the following contents: ===
   # Description: Custom Service Unit file
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   - In case you are using virt-manager (which also enables VNC on 127.0.0.1:5900), you may want to bind x11vnc to your LAN IP (//-listen 10.0.0.1//)
   - The parameters used to start x11vnc tell it not to ask for an additional password (//-nopw//)
+==== Require username at GUI login (hiding list of valid users) ====
+The user list shown at login can be disabled by setting the ''org.gnome.login-screen.disable-user-list'' GSettings key.
+When the user list is disabled, users need to type their user name and password at the prompt to log in.
+Create the gdm profile (/etc/dconf/profile/gdm) which contains the following lines:
+  user-db:user
+  system-db:gdm
+  file-db:/usr/share/gdm/greeter-dconf-defaults
+Create a gdm keyfile for machine-wide settings in /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-login-screen:
+  [org/gnome/login-screen]
+  # Do not show the user list
+  disable-user-list=true
+Update the system databases:
+  dconf update