[SOLVED] login screen can't change username

[mudshark]

stupid question, I have now configured NIS on my fresh install how can I change the user name on the login screen (i.e. get a username box), only the name of the user I created at install time appears, at the moment I'm logging in on the first virtual terminal and running startx

[trytip]

in the menu search for Login Window open it click Theme and select one of the Arc-Wise Userlist

[mudshark]

actually now I've ran startx as a NIS user and rebooted that NIS user appears on the login with the local user!
however to get a username box I'll try your suggestion, cheers

[mudshark]

solved - under 'login window' -> 'Users' tab there is the option 'Allow Manual login' with this set to 'on' it adds the option to enter a username.

PS no Arc-* anything appeared under Themes

[trytip]

i believe you need to install the mint-mdm-themes package to see all available in repos some have all users listed on one page like the Arc Userlist Themes

[mudshark]

thanks, but my own reply above is the solution, I don't want a user list (we have lots of users) but simply an input box that you put the username in.