Ubuntu 17.10 change default user on login screen
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I've got two users on my system 'A' and 'Z' and for some reason user 'Z' is always highlighted as the default user on the Ubuntu login screen. User 'A' is the administrator, the most frequent user, and first in the alphabet, so I'm not sure why Ubuntu doesnt rank them as default.
Does anyone know how Ubuntu chooses which user to highlight and is there a way to select which user is the default highlighted user?
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I've got two users on my system 'A' and 'Z' and for some reason user 'Z' is always highlighted as the default user on the Ubuntu login screen. User 'A' is the administrator, the most frequent user, and first in the alphabet, so I'm not sure why Ubuntu doesnt rank them as default.
Does anyone know how Ubuntu chooses which user to highlight and is there a way to select which user is the default highlighted user?
Thanks
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asked Feb 25 at 10:15
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I've got two users on my system 'A' and 'Z' and for some reason user 'Z' is always highlighted as the default user on the Ubuntu login screen. User 'A' is the administrator, the most frequent user, and first in the alphabet, so I'm not sure why Ubuntu doesnt rank them as default.
Does anyone know how Ubuntu chooses which user to highlight and is there a way to select which user is the default highlighted user?
Thanks
login
asked Feb 25 at 10:15
Guy
83
I've got two users on my system 'A' and 'Z' and for some reason user 'Z' is always highlighted as the default user on the Ubuntu login screen. User 'A' is the administrator, the most frequent user, and first in the alphabet, so I'm not sure why Ubuntu doesnt rank them as default.
Does anyone know how Ubuntu chooses which user to highlight and is there a way to select which user is the default highlighted user?
Thanks
login
login
asked Feb 25 at 10:15
Guy
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asked Feb 25 at 10:15
Guy
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asked Feb 25 at 10:15
Guy
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asked Feb 25 at 10:15
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asked Feb 25 at 10:15
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Actually it is not the second user that is highlighted but it is the one under the mouse pointer. And when you boot and don't move your mouse then the mouse pointer is in the center of the screen.
Hence, the user in the center of the screen is highlighted. On a two-user system this happens to be the second one.
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
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...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could putZon the blacklist.
– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
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Actually it is not the second user that is highlighted but it is the one under the mouse pointer. And when you boot and don't move your mouse then the mouse pointer is in the center of the screen.
Hence, the user in the center of the screen is highlighted. On a two-user system this happens to be the second one.
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
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...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could putZon the blacklist.
– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
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up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Actually it is not the second user that is highlighted but it is the one under the mouse pointer. And when you boot and don't move your mouse then the mouse pointer is in the center of the screen.
Hence, the user in the center of the screen is highlighted. On a two-user system this happens to be the second one.
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
1
...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could putZon the blacklist.
– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Actually it is not the second user that is highlighted but it is the one under the mouse pointer. And when you boot and don't move your mouse then the mouse pointer is in the center of the screen.
Hence, the user in the center of the screen is highlighted. On a two-user system this happens to be the second one.
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
Actually it is not the second user that is highlighted but it is the one under the mouse pointer. And when you boot and don't move your mouse then the mouse pointer is in the center of the screen.
Hence, the user in the center of the screen is highlighted. On a two-user system this happens to be the second one.
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
answered Feb 25 at 12:34
PerlDuck
4,03311030
4,03311030
1
...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could putZon the blacklist.
– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
add a comment |Â
1
...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could putZon the blacklist.
– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
1
1
...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
...and there was I being paranoid and thinking Ubuntu hated me and preferred the second user, obvious once you explain. Thank you.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:11
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could put
Z on the blacklist.– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
@Guy I wondered myself when I noticed this behaviour. It was different in Ubuntu 16 and before where the last logged-in user was highlighted. Still not sure which I like better. But I think there's some black/whitelist file as to control which users get displayed on the login screen. You could put
Z on the blacklist.– PerlDuck
Feb 25 at 13:26
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
It's a very minor inconvenience that the 17.10 setup uses the number of users to determine which to highlight rather than looking at machine usage. IMO a more "intelligent" setup would be either to have the most frequent user highlighted, or as previous versions the last user logged-in.
– Guy
Feb 25 at 13:47
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