Replace the Leopard's login screen background!!

Simply replace this file:
/System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg

Then use Disk Utility and run "Repair Disk Permission" (Yeah...I'm too lazy to type in Terminal to fix that)

*Digg users: I'd had never expect this page will show up on digg front page!
(May be everyone hates the default Aurora.jpg and they want to change it! /sarcasm)

PS. This is a very little tip for Leopard users; could you guys stop mentioning other OS because this post does nothing with them? ;)

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BioChron says:

Oh, nice tip! :-D
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

applemachead says:

Wow, it's revolutionary!
What will Apple come up with next!!

/ sarcastic linux user
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Bryan Veloso says:

A sarcastic linux user with the handle "applemachead".. how ironic. Nice tip. :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

evoxed says:

Cool tip, and that photo looks good on the white MacBook (not so good on my MacBook Pro imo)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

BrunoMeunier.com says:

ty :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Nurburgring198 [deleted] says:

Good stuff, ty!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

slackerxpc says:

thanks for the tip!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

'ju:femaiz says:

@bryan: probably more "ironic" than "sarcastic" ;)

Love the viewcount :)

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Stephen Daniel Karpik (SDK) says:

Very nice!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

dusanmal says:

Good, but this leaves the style and other elements of the screen the same. How does one change those (in the manner good ol' Linux users have been able to do for years).?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

mauvecalla [deleted] says:

Thank you. For some reason I can't stand that aurora shot.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Dat Nguyen says:

Thanks, I appreciate it! My login is pretty and not Star Trek oriented now!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

isdereks says:

And here I was wondering why the old trick of renaming the Aqua wallpaper in Library/Desktop Pictures wasn't working.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

bbard|bradd says:

Thanks for teh research ;^)

I don't really care much for the default.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Stavrus says:

Where can I download the background image you used in the picture FHKE?

Thanks!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Brajeshwar says:

@Stavrus, it was around when Leopard was in beta. I have a copy of the Apple Leopard Wallpaper.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

d4rknessfalls says:

Been wondering how to do that. Good, timely tip. Thanks.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Ben Jacob is moving to flickr/benjacob says:

Wow that will be a nice Idea !
Every people can now customize their login screen
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

James Young Art says:

Thank you, I'm not surprised by the lack of love for the default Space 1999 image, it really puts the pocket protector back in computer nerdness...
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

a-k-o says:

Thanks for the tip. Here is a pic of my start screens:
www.flickr.com/photos/a-k-o/1800256678/
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

ShadowBottle says:

You can also add (as a string) DesktopPicture to com.apple.loginwindow.plist and add the path to the wallpaper you'd like to use.

ShaBot
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

qurt says:

As a Mac system administrator I may say it once again:

It is not cool to change any files in the /System folder. These files belong to the system and should NEVER be changed!!!

If you want to change the background of the login screen then the proper way to do so is by changing the appropriate preference.

Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DesktopPicture “/Library/Desktop Pictures/Aqua Blue.jpg”

where “/Library/Desktop Pictures/Aqua Blue.jpg” is the path to the picture you want to use.

This and other options may also be changed using LoginWindow Manager.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

FHKE says:

If you really want to tweak the UI deeply (such as the dock) you really have to change some System files. Just make sure you set the correct permission.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

norther_of_heaven says:

Awesome, definitely doing that on my next Mac. : )

NOw, i wonder how you go about doing this on Tiger..
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Dig the Dupe says:

The default XP Themes is not better. So it's everytime the same.

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Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

travvy49423 says:

@ qurt...

Point one: The /system folder belongs to the system, but the system belongs to ME. I'll do what ever I wish to the system of the computer I own.

Point two: The method you advise is simply not something a layman can easily figure out. Let's face it, most end users don't know what the terminal is. FHKE's method is much more straight-forward and simple.

That said, I'm going to use qurt's method. I just didn't like the SysAdmin elitist attitude. :-P
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sacredgeometry says:

haha i used that exact one when i was choosing a different login haha small world
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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