Change gnome lock screen background

replace /usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/gnome/background-default.jpg

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Author: WladyX on 22 April, 2009
Category: General, X11
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6 responses to “Change gnome lock screen background”
  1. John Hardin says:
    24 August, 2009 at 03:02

    THANK YOU.

    Do you know if there’s any GUI for this?

  2. WladyX says:
    24 August, 2009 at 08:18

    I don’t know any gui for this, but it’s fairly simple :)

  3. John Hardin says:
    30 October, 2009 at 04:45

    The gconf setting that drives this is apparently in /etc/gconf/schemas/desktop_gnome_background.schemas

    Edit that to change the value for /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename to the filename path of the desired screen lock wallpaper image (e.g. /usr/share/pixmaps/backgrounds/gnome/custom.jpg). You may need to log out so that gnome re-reads that file.

  4. Marc31boss says:
    4 February, 2010 at 22:24

    On the Gnome Appareance window, Background tab, just click on «Make default», it will be used for the lock screen ;)

  5. WladyX says:
    5 February, 2010 at 08:47

    I have to try this, i think it only works if you have gdm>=2.28.

  6. SergeySL says:
    20 February, 2012 at 02:42

    Thank you! It’s works!

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