Hide user name from lock screen

[toobuntu]

This is a security risk in corporate settings. (A janitor could jostle the mouse and see a valid logon name.) On the other hand, it could be helpful in other use cases. So, please make it configurable whether or not to show or hide the username on the lock screen.

[anandrkris]

👎 Really, dont see this as a security issue as how someone could exploit username w/o a password...
Also, dont recall seeing any other desktop environment having this feature.

[akwala]

+1
Display managers (login screens) can be configured not to show the user list. Those of us who disable the user list on the login screen, for whatever reason, would likely also not want the name of the logged-in user displayed on the lock screen. However, there isn't a way to do this in most desktop environments, which is not a good reason not to provide it in Cinnamon.

[leigh123linux]

This should be filed against cinnamon-screensaver and slick-greeter.

[NikoKrause]

It has been implemented recently:

The login screen is more configurable than before. Options were added for automatic login as well as the ability to hide the user list and enter user names manually (this is useful for LDAP users).

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3322

[NikoKrause]

Ah sorry, that's the login screen. You meant the screensaver.