Changing Wallpaper at user/login window???

[MAC4life85]

Is it possible to change the wall paper on the start up/login window? I hate the stock looking blue wallpaper it bugs me! I know its probably in the library somewhere in text format. I need some direction to exactly where it would be! If you have to convert picture to text document to accomplish this you could throw me in the right direction of a good program that does that too. I have 10.4.11!

Thanks for your help! That goes out to the moderators too if i posted this in the wrong forum room 😀 yep newbie here

 

[satchmoe]

I was wondering about this too; does anyone know?

 

[GGJstudios]

I found this on a Google search, but haven't tried it yet:

To change the picture behind the login panel in 10.5, one must name the picture of choice DefaultDesktop.jpg, and drop it in to /System » Library » CoreServices. Doing this as the admin user is required for authentication purposes.

[robg adds: It's the simple things that can make using one's OS of choice more pleasant 🙂. I used Terminal to create a backup of the original image first, just in case. After cding to the CoreServices directory, I then did sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg DefaultDesktop_old.jpg, then moved my new image in.]

 

[yellow]

NOTE: This method is for Tiger or earlier versions of OS X. See post below for Leopard.

Or the easy way...

Rename /Library/Desktop Pictures/Aqua Blue.jpg
to
Aqua Blue.ORIG.jpg

Then copy the picture you want to use to that folder and name it "Aqua Blue.jpg".

Restart.

 

[kkat69]

I found this on a Google search, but haven't tried it yet:

To change the picture behind the login panel in 10.5, one must name the picture of choice DefaultDesktop.jpg, and drop it in to /System » Library » CoreServices. Doing this as the admin user is required for authentication purposes.

[robg adds: It's the simple things that can make using one's OS of choice more pleasant 🙂. I used Terminal to create a backup of the original image first, just in case. After cding to the CoreServices directory, I then did sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg DefaultDesktop_old.jpg, then moved my new image in.]

For those who haven't visited the site, Macosxhints.com is a gem of information which is where I found this info when I first got my iMac back in aug last year.

 

[GGJstudios]

For those who haven't visited the site, Macosxhints.com is a gem of information which is where I found this info when I first got my iMac back in aug last year.

I could have just posted the link, but I wasn't sure how it would be received for me to post a link to another forum. I've found some great tidbits there, as well, but it doesn't appear to be as active or current as MacRumors.

Or the easy way...

Rename /Library/Desktop Pictures/Nature/Aurora.jpg
to
Aurora.ORIG.jpg

Then copy the picture you want to use to that folder and name it "Aurora.jpg".

Restart.

This method did not work. The DefaultDesktop.jpg is a separate image, not an alias of Aurora.jpg

This worked:

In Terminal:

cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg DefaultDesktop_old.jpg
(enter password when prompted)
quit Terminal

rename desired image to DefaultDesktop.jpg
in Finder, drag and drop the image into /System/Library/CoreServices
when asked, click Authenticate and enter user name and password for your Admin-level account.
Restart

 

[yellow]

I could have just posted the link, but I wasn't sure how it would be received for me to post a link to another forum.

It's fine. They have great moderators over there.

This method did not work. The DefaultDesktop.jpg is a separate image, not an alias of Aurora.jpg

My bad. That is where the Desktop image is for Leopard.

My method listed above is for Tiger and pre-Tiger.

 

[kkat69]

I've found some great tidbits there, as well, but it doesn't appear to be as active or current as MacRumors.

They have quite a bit of activity, not just in Leopard. Thing is they are hints, and it's only as active as people submit them. They actually got quite a bit, but they have to go through them make sure they aren't duplicates.

It's a great site none the less.