login

Login screen: the greeter and the lock screen, one screen in two modes.

The greeter reads the system config (/etc/lys-shell/config.yaml), the lock screen the user's: copy or symlink your user config if you want the greeter to follow it.

General

Field	Type	Default	Description
background-mode	LockBackground	"color"	How the background is drawn: solid color, an image, or the wallpaper.
background-image	string	""	Background image path (used when background-mode: image).
background-color	HexColor	"#000000"	Background fill color (used when background-mode: color).
blur	LockBlur	0	Gaussian blur radius applied to image/wallpaper backgrounds (0 = none).
show-clock	bool	true	Show a clock above the credential prompt.
clock-format	string	"%H:%M"	strftime format for the time.
date-format	string	"%A, %B %-d"	strftime format for the date.
max-attempts	u32	0	Lock screen only. Maximum failed password attempts before further input is blocked (0 = unlimited). A locked session stays locked regardless.
show-failed-attempts	bool	true	Lock screen only. Show the failed-attempt count.
lock	LoginLockConfig	{...}	The lock screen's own settings.
greeter	LoginGreeterConfig	{...}	The greeter's own settings.

Default configuration

login:
  background-mode: color
  background-image: ""
  background-color: '#000000'
  blur: 0
  show-clock: true
  clock-format: '%H:%M'
  date-format: '%A, %B %-d'
  max-attempts: 0
  show-failed-attempts: true
  lock:
    enabled: true
    lock-on-start: false
    grace-period-ms: 0
    blank-timeout-ms: 0
    pam-service: system-auth
  greeter:
    show-user-list: true
    show-power-buttons: true
    cursor-theme: ""
    cursor-size: 24