changing GDM background image on F12

[William Witt]

On 11/28/2009 09:03 PM, Mikkel wrote:
> On 11/28/2009 07:56 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>>
>> Todd Zullinger<tmz at pobox.com>  writes:
>>> As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM
>>> screen.  Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
>>> convenient way to browse to system->preferences->appearance... :)
>>>
>>> Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works
>>> fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases).  Why it's not
>>> working for Fred remains to be seen.
>>
>> You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences
>> setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom "Make
>> Default" button).
>>
>> -wolfgang
> Would that affect GDM's background, or only the Gnome desktop's
> background? They are not the same thing.
>
> Mikkel
>
Yes, if you set a default background it effects the GDM background, but 
takes restarting GDM (or a reboot) to see it.

Will