I am looking to remove the user selector from the authenticate screen. Is there anyway to do this? I've been looking into both LightDM and AccountServices as possible solutions but can't seem to find anything in specific.
Say I have two users.... "aiden" and "User 2".... I don't want "aiden" to see "User 2" anywhere in the GUI, and I don't want "User 2" to see "aiden" anywhere in the GUI. I have already achieved part of what I want by removing the user list on the log-in screen.
The main difficulty is the prompt for password when certain actions require authentication (screenshot below):
Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
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Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
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Re: Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
To achieve that you need to completely re-write polkit-gnome-authentication-agent, probably impossible task and makes little sense if other user can runAidenJames1995 wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:33 am The main difficulty is the prompt for password when certain actions require authentication (screenshot below):
ls /home
or open /home
in a file manager or have list of all users in a dozen other ways.,
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Re: Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
You only need to go further in your example and you will see all users in Users & Groups. That besides the methods as described by t42.
Can you describe, why reading the names gives a problem?
Can you describe, why reading the names gives a problem?
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Re: Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
I stream on twitch (VTuber).... don't want to risk leaking my real name in connection with the twitch username. I have both a mint user account for personal activity and one for streaming. If I install anything while streaming I run the risk of inadvertently hitting that drop down menu.
As it is, I don't get why it's even a thing to began with. Why would I want to install something as a user other than the one I'm logged in as?
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Re: Remove specific users from Authenticate screen selector
This is surely not the best method.
Use the terminal for installation.
Or remove the other accounts out of the sudo group. One should be enough.