Matthias Clasen
matthias.clasen@gmail.com
2012
Michael Hill
mdhillca@gmail.com
2012
Jana Svarova
jana.svarova@gmail.com
2013
Petr Kovar
pknbe@volny.cz
2017
Change the background of the lock screen shield.
Change the lock screen shield
The lock screen shield is the screen that quickly slides down when
the system is locked. The background of the lock screen shield is controlled by
the org.gnome.desktop.screensaver.picture-uri GSettings key. Since
GDM uses its own dconf profile, you can set the default
background by changing the settings in that profile.
Set the org.gnome.desktop.screensaver.picture-uri key
Create a gdm database for machine-wide settings in
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/01-screensaver:
[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
picture-uri='file:///opt/corp/background.jpg'
Replace /opt/corp/background.jpg with the path to
the image file you want to use as the lock screen background.
Supported formats are PNG, JPG, JPEG, and TGA. The image will be scaled if
necessary to fit the screen.
You must log out before the system-wide settings take effect.
Next time you lock the screen, the new lock screen shield will show in the
background. In the foreground, time, date and the current day of the week will
be displayed.
What if the background does not update?
Make sure that you have run the dconf update
command to update the system databases.
In case the background does not update, try restarting GDM.