---
name: "slick-greeter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "slick-greeter"
version: "1.2.4-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/slick-greeter"
---

# slick-greeter(1)

distro agnostic LightDM greeter

## NAME

slick-greeter - distro agnostic LightDM greeter

## SYNOPSIS

**slick-greeter** \[ *OPTIONS* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**Slick Greeter** is a LightDM greeter for all desktops. It is run by the LightDM daemon if configured in lightdm.conf. It is not normally run by a user, but can run in a test mode with the --test-mode option. This allows the interface to be tested without installing an updated version.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Show release version.

- **--test-mode**

  Run the greeter in a test mode inside the current X session.

- **-?, --help**

  Show help options.

## Configuration File-Format

-

  - **/etc/lightdm/slick-greeter.conf**

  - Available configuration options are listed below.

  - **background=**

  Background file to use, either an image path or a color (e.g. #772953)

- **background-color=**

  Background color (e.g. #772953), set before wallpaper is seen

- **draw-user-backgrounds=**

  Whether to draw user backgrounds (true or false)

- **draw-grid=**

  Whether to draw an overlay grid (true or false)

- **show-hostname=**

  Whether to show the hostname in the menubar (true or false)

- **show-keyboard=**

  Whether to show the keyboard indicator in the menubar (true or false)

- **show-a11y=**

  Whether to show the accessibility options in the menubar (true or false)

- **show-power=**

  Whether to show the power indicator in the menubar (true or false)

- **show-clock=**

  Whether to show the clock in the menubar (true or false)

- **show-quit=**

  Whether to show the quit menu in the menubar (true or false)

- **logo=**

  Logo file to use

- **other-monitors-logo=**

  Logo file to use for other monitors

- **theme-name=**

  GTK+ theme to use

- **icon-theme-name=**

  Icon theme to use

- **font-name=**

  Font to use

- **xft-antialias=**

  Whether to antialias Xft fonts (true or false)

- **xft-dpi=**

  Resolution for Xft in dots per inch

- **xft-hintstyle=**

  What degree of hinting to use (hintnone/hintslight/hintmedium/hintfull)

- **xft-rgba=**

  Type of subpixel antialiasing (none/rgb/bgr/vrgb/vbgr)

- **onscreen-keyboard=**

  Whether to enable the onscreen keyboard (true or false)

- **high-contrast=**

  Whether to use a high contrast theme (true or false)

- **screen-reader=**

  Whether to enable the screen reader (true or false)

- **play-ready-sound=**

  A sound file to play when the greeter is ready

- **hidden-users=**

  List of usernames that are hidden until a special key combination is hit

- **group-filter=**

  List of groups that users must be part of to be shown (empty list shows all users)

- **enable-hidpi=**

  Whether to enable HiDPI support (on/off/auto)

- **only\_on\_monitor=**

  Sets the monitor on which to show the login window, -1 means "follow the mouse"

## SEE ALSO

**lightdm**