diff options
| author | Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron@sun.com> | 2009-09-09 19:35:29 -0500 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Brian Cameron <Brian.Cameron@sun.com> | 2009-09-09 19:35:29 -0500 |
| commit | 3e90b5ee17b652915ef321242038bbd6ca864ff5 (patch) | |
| tree | a2884e17c6fce1db19f453a9b2fe336eebcbf2c6 /docs | |
| parent | 6325301b126165a14de58abbdb9f618f4dc6b49f (diff) | |
| download | gdm-3e90b5ee17b652915ef321242038bbd6ca864ff5.tar.gz | |
Add the ability to set automatic/timed login user via a script, using the
same syntax supported in the old GDM, where the AutomaticLogin or TimedLogin
key can be set to a program followed by the pipe symbol. Fixes bug #591383.
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/C/gdm.xml | 20 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/C/gdm.xml b/docs/C/gdm.xml index 7a336188..60ae5cf5 100644 --- a/docs/C/gdm.xml +++ b/docs/C/gdm.xml @@ -1202,6 +1202,16 @@ TimedLogin=you This is the user that should be logged in after a specified number of seconds of inactivity. </para> + <para> + If the value ends with a vertical bar | (the pipe symbol), + then GDM will execute the program specified and use whatever + value is returned on standard out from the program as the user. + The program is run with the DISPLAY environment variable set so + that it is possible to specify the user in a per-display + fashion. For example if the value is "/usr/bin/getloginuser|", + then the program "/usr/bin/getloginuser" will be run to get the + user value. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1236,6 +1246,16 @@ TimedLogin=you This is the user that should be logged in immediately if <filename>AutomaticLoginEnable</filename> is true. </para> + <para> + If the value ends with a vertical bar | (the pipe symbol), + then GDM will execute the program specified and use whatever + value is returned on standard out from the program as the user. + The program is run with the DISPLAY environment variable set so + that it is possible to specify the user in a per-display + fashion. For example if the value is "/usr/bin/getloginuser|", + then the program "/usr/bin/getloginuser" will be run to get the + user value. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |