[SOLVED] Built-in Guest Account

nmarques

Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:18:03 pm

Hi everyone, how do you remove the built-in Guess Account?

I've been to the System Settings -> Systems -> User Accounts and nothing there I've installed GNOME Systems Tools and still nothing, please help, is doing my head.

Regards

Deacon

Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:49:44 am

If you look here, there is the answer.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-tiphow ... ecise.html

Basically you are running this command:

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

And after it opens the text file, you add the following line at the end.

Code:

allow-guest=false

So it looks basically something like this, with the new line at the end.

Code:: [quote][SeatDefaults] user-session=ubuntu greeter-session=unity-greeter allow-guest=false[/quote]

Then type this in terminal:

Code:: [quote]sudo restart lightdm[/quote]

It will restart and your unwanted guest will have left.

nmarques

Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:17:58 pm

Hi Deacon,

Thanks, that worked perfect.

Thank you.

madvinegar

Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:32:52 pm

Nice job Deacon!

Deacon

Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:41:52 pm

madvinegar wrote:Nice job Deacon!

Just been warned that this fix could destroy at least the theme. So take it with a grain of salt. Use at your own risk. If everything looks ok-- then there should be no problem.

pion33r

Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:08:21 am

Deacon wrote:If you look here, there is the answer.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-tiphow ... ecise.html

Basically you are running this command:

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

And after it opens the text file, you add the following line at the end.

Code:

allow-guest=false

So it looks basically something like this, with the new line at the end.

Code:

[quote][SeatDefaults] user-session=ubuntu greeter-session=unity-greeter allow-guest=false[/quote]

Then type this in terminal:

Code:

[quote]sudo restart lightdm[/quote]

It will restart and your unwanted guest will have left.

After I type the command " gksudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf " it ask me for password but after i type the password no text file opened. Why?

Avenger762

Thu May 29, 2014 6:51:06 pm

It did not work for me. I copied and pasted the commands and added the line to the file. It rebooted and the Guest session is still there. Is there another way to remove it?

Wolfman

Fri May 30, 2014 9:01:26 am

Avenger762 wrote:It did not work for me. I copied and pasted the commands and added the line to the file. It rebooted and the Guest session is still there. Is there another way to remove it?

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