2.7 Preinstalling Configuration on Ubuntu 16

Before installing the Linux PAM client on Ubuntu 16, you must complete the preinstallation process to configure lightdm to accomplish the following:

  • Allow manual login

  • Hide the user list

  • Disable guest login

For more information about lightdm, see LightDM.

To configure lightdm on Ubuntu 16, perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d.

  2. Double click the 50-ubuntu.conf file and add the following parameters:

    [SeatDefaults]

    greeter-show-manual-login=true

    greeter-hide-users=true

    allow-guest=false

  3. Click Save.