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Old 03-20-2007, 07:38 PM   #1
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how to make a user "invicible"


Greetings:

I command the ff:

groupadd market
useradd -g market jack
passwd jack

How to make this user "jack" hidden...just like "root"
 
Old 03-20-2007, 08:39 PM   #2
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How to make this user "jack" hidden...just like "root"
If you are using the KDM Greeter you need to edit the kdmrc file.

Look for this section in that file: [X-*-Greeter]

Then find this line: HiddenUsers=blah,blah,blah

add the name of the user you want to hide at the end of the line.

Don't forget to put a , before the name.
 
  


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