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10.5: Change login panel background
Authored by: charliez on Sep 15, '08 06:11:57PM

After the latest Leopard upgrade to 10.5.4 there is a bit of chown and chmod steps you have to do to the new DefaultDesktop.jpg:

chown root:wheel DefaultDesktop.jpg
chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r DefaultDesktop_new.jpg

chown makes root the owner, and wheel the group (mimics the original ownership of DefaultDesktop.jpg)
chmod recreates the permissions for root, wheel group, and others (also mimics the original permissions of DefaultDesktop.jpg)



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10.5: Change login panel background
Authored by: headphonejack on Jun 18, '09 06:33:38AM

There is a much easier way (not mentioned here). Since I could not get the terminal to work I did this:

1. In the finders "Go" menu: Go to folder: HD/System/Library/CoreServices/
(This will open the CoreService Directory and you see all the files in there.)

2. Drag your (you wish) desktop picture in to the CoreService Directory.)
(Of course, rename it before Dragging into: DefaultDesktop.jpg)

3. After Dragging and Dropping the picture you will have to authenticate as the admin user.)

And voala: you are done. The next time you log out or into your system, you see the new choosen screen.



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