Greeter

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Description:

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Properties:

• public string? authentication_user { get; }
• public bool autologin_guest_hint { get; }
• public string autologin_session_hint { get; }
• public int autologin_timeout_hint { get; }
• public string? autologin_user_hint { get; }
• public string default_session_hint { get; }
• public bool has_guest_account_hint { get; }
• public bool hide_users_hint { get; }
• public bool in_authentication { get; }
• public bool is_authenticated { get; }
• public bool lock_hint { get; }
• public bool select_guest_hint { get; }
• public string? select_user_hint { get; }
• public bool show_manual_login_hint { get; }
• public bool show_remote_login_hint { get; }

Creation methods:

• public Greeter ()
  Create a new greeter.

Methods:

• public bool authenticate (string? username = null) throws Error
  Starts the authentication procedure for a user.
• public bool authenticate_as_guest () throws Error
  Starts the authentication procedure for the guest user.
• public bool authenticate_autologin () throws Error
  Starts the authentication procedure for the automatic login user.
• public bool authenticate_remote (string session, string? username) throws Error
  Start authentication for a remote session type.
• public bool cancel_authentication () throws Error
  Cancel the current user authentication.
• public void cancel_autologin ()
  Cancel the automatic login.
• public bool connect_sync () throws Error
  Connects the greeter to the display manager.
• public async bool connect_to_daemon (Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  Asynchronously connects the greeter to the display manager.
• public bool connect_to_daemon_sync () throws Error
  Connects the greeter to the display manager.
• public async string ensure_shared_data_dir (string username, Cancellable? cancellable) throws Error
  Ensure that a shared data dir for the given user is available.
• public string ensure_shared_data_dir_sync (string username) throws Error
  Ensure that a shared data dir for the given user is available.
• public unowned string? get_authentication_user ()
  Get the user that is being authenticated.
• public bool get_autologin_guest_hint ()
  Check if the guest account should be automatically logged into when the timer expires.
• public unowned string? get_autologin_session_hint ()
  Get the session used to automatically log into when the timer expires.
• public int get_autologin_timeout_hint ()
  Get the number of seconds to wait before automatically logging in.
• public unowned string? get_autologin_user_hint ()
  Get the user account to automatically log into when the timer expires.
• public unowned string get_default_session_hint ()
  Get the default session to use.
• public bool get_has_guest_account_hint ()
  Check if guest sessions are supported.
• public bool get_hide_users_hint ()
  Check if user accounts should be shown.
• public unowned string? get_hint (string name)
  Get a hint.
• public bool get_in_authentication ()
  Checks if the greeter is in the process of authenticating.
• public bool get_is_authenticated ()
  Checks if the greeter has successfully authenticated.
• public bool get_lock_hint ()
  Check if the greeter is acting as a lock screen.
• public bool get_select_guest_hint ()
  Check if the guest account should be selected by default.
• public unowned string? get_select_user_hint ()
  Get the user to select by default.
• public bool get_show_manual_login_hint ()
  Check if a manual login option should be shown.
• public bool get_show_remote_login_hint ()
  Check if a remote login option should be shown.
• public bool respond (string response) throws Error
  Provide response to a prompt.
• public bool set_language (string language) throws Error
  Set the language for the currently authenticated user.
• public void set_resettable (bool resettable)
  Set whether the greeter will be reset instead of killed after the user logs in.
• public async bool start_session (string? session = null, Cancellable? cancellable = null) throws Error
  Asynchronously start a session for the authenticated user.
• public bool start_session_sync (string? session = null) throws Error
  Start a session for the authenticated user.

Signals:

• public virtual signal void authentication_complete ()
  The authentication_complete signal gets emitted when the greeter has completed authentication.
• public virtual signal void autologin_timer_expired ()
  The LightDMGreeter::timed-login signal gets emitted when the automatic login timer has expired.
• public virtual signal void idle ()
  The idle signal gets emitted when the user has logged in and the greeter is no longer needed.
• public virtual signal void reset ()
  The reset signal gets emitted when the user is returning to a greeter that was previously marked idle.
• public virtual signal void show_message (string text, MessageType type)
  The show_message signal gets emitted when the greeter should show a message to the user.
• public virtual signal void show_prompt (string text, PromptType type)
  The show_prompt signal gets emitted when the greeter should show a prompt to the user.

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