How to make GDM/GNOME setting changes in kickstart scripts?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Issue

  • How to make GDM/GNOME setting changes in kickstart scripts?
  • How can I make gconftool-2 to work and make changes to GDM/GNOME in kickstart or post scripts?
  • How to incorporated the following into kickstart.
    • Change the GDM login logo to out company logo.
    • Change the GDM background.
    • Change the default GNOME background ( but different from GDM)
    • Disable user list from GDM.

Resolution

  • Set-up %post install script in the kickstart and it can be treated like any other bash script.
%post --interpreter=bash

#!/bin/bash
# Run any additional gconf* commands you want here in this block.

sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type boolean /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true
echo "GDM - /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list true"
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type bollean /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable true
echo "GDM - /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable true"
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_text "Anadarko Exploration Linux Desktop"
echo "GDM - /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_text "Modified Linux Distribution Banner" "
gtk-update-icon-cache --force /usr/share/icons/System/
echo "GDM  - gtk-update-icon-cache --force /usr/share/icons/System/"
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name start-here
echo "GDM - /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name start-here"
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set --type string /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename /usr/share/backgrounds/APCBackgroundLogin1920.png
echo " GDM - /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename"

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