I can not log in on the graphical login since my username does not appear as a possible choice. What dictates which users appear there?
I just changed my uid from 1000 to 872 while being logged in as root using usermod
. All went smooth: entry in /etc/passwd
was amended, file ownership in /home/mysloginname
was changed. I can login on a text console and everything is fine. However the graphical display does not offer my username. What do I need to change?
Best Answer
Assuming you are using lightdm as your display manager, you can change the minimum displayed uid via the /etc/lightdm/users.conf file, e.g. to display all users with uids above 500
The default in Ubuntu is 1000, which is why your 872 user is not shown