Matthias Clasen
matthias.clasen@gmail.com
2012
Michael Hill
mdhillca@gmail.com
2012
Jana Svarova
jana.svarova@gmail.com
2013
Ekaterina Gerasimova
kittykat3756@gmail.com
2013
David King
davidk@gnome.org
2014
Show extra text on the login screen.
Display a text banner on the login screen
Michael Hill
Adapted from l-g-o SysAdminGuide page.
You can display extra text on the login screen, such as who to contact for
support, by setting the
org.gnome.login-screen.banner-message-enable and
org.gnome.login-screen.banner-message-text GSettings keys.
Display a text banner on the login screen:
Create a gdm keyfile for machine-wide settings in
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/01-banner-message:
[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-enable=true
banner-message-text='Type the banner message here.'
There is no character limit for the banner message. gnome-shell
autodetects longer stretches of text and enters two column mode.
The banner message cannot be read from an external file.