Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:39 pm

The Case of the Administrator Poltergeist

So, attempting to change my user image (which has not been set, it's just blank) I get that message. As I'm still getting my KDE legs, how do I go about changing it?

The Case of the Administrator Poltergeist ;)

So, attempting to change my user image (which has not been set, it's just blank) I get that message. As I'm still getting my KDE legs, how do I go about changing it?

Re: Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:08 am

This is a bug, vote for it and maybe developers will be able to get to it faster:

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183245

This is a bug, vote for it and maybe developers will be able to get to it faster:

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183245

[vbatts]

Re: Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:23 am

interesting, since I can not reproduce this and i'm on kde-4.3.2, and the bug is still open because its status is unconfirmed.

it looks as though if you've done something like
Did you activated user image in KDM as root?

Login in as root, in System Settings->Advanced->Login Manager->Users->User
Image Source activate User

as if the ability to set images is disabled by root.

i hope this helps.

take care,

interesting, since I can not reproduce this and i'm on kde-4.3.2, and the bug is still open because its status is unconfirmed.

it looks as though if you've done something like
Did you activated user image in KDM as root?
[quote]Login in as root, in System Settings->Advanced->Login Manager->Users->User
Image Source activate User[/quote]

as if the ability to set images is disabled by root.

i hope this helps.

take care,

[bcooksley]

Re: Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:23 am

Note that in the future this should be made easier through the KAuth framework.

Note that in the future this should be made easier through the KAuth framework.

Re: Your administrator has disallowed changing your image...

Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:32 pm

Just for an update on anyone searching for this. I successfully allowed changing the icon in kde 4.2.3 by changing the kdm control center module.

First launch the control center module as admistrator.

I used the following command:
kdesu kcmshell4 kdm

Once you are in the module, goto the Users tab. Locate the section on far right under User Image Source. If this is set to "System," as a user, you cannot change your image. I chose "User,System" to have my personal photo take precedence over the system default. Please make the appropriate choice for your setup.

Apply the settings. Then go back into the About me module as your user account and choose your login image. If it works, KDE will create an image in home directory called .face.icon (notice the . at the beginning).

Just for an update on anyone searching for this. I successfully allowed changing the icon in kde 4.2.3 by changing the kdm control center module.

First launch the control center module as admistrator.

I used the following command:
kdesu kcmshell4 kdm

Once you are in the module, goto the Users tab. Locate the section on far right under User Image Source. If this is set to "System," as a user, you cannot change your image. I chose "User,System" to have my personal photo take precedence over the system default. Please make the appropriate choice for your setup.

Apply the settings. Then go back into the About me module as your user account and choose your login image. If it works, KDE will create an image in home directory called .face.icon (notice the . at the beginning).