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Can't turn off login sound

Asked by mike mccarthy

I am a new Ubuntu user. I have 7.10 installed on an HPzx5000 laptop and most things are working OK. I am trying to disable the sound that gets played just before the login screen appears. I have set the Sound Preferences for log in to No Sound but I still get a sound every time I log in after a reboot. Sometimes if I just log out and log back in without a reboot, the sound won't play. However in that case the screen background goes black when I get into the desktop. Also, the sound that plays at login is not the same sound I hear if I do a Test of the Login sound in the Preferences screen. The sound that I get at login is more like a short series of 3 or 4 drum or bongo beats.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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Best Gilbert Mendoza (gmendoza) said : 		#1

The drum sound is actually an audio event handled by GDM (the Login Manager). You can disable this event by going to System -> Administration -> Login Window. Select the "Accessibility" tab, and un-check the "Login Screen Ready" sound event option.

The Other preferences are for Gnome sound events, after the GDM is finished with the login process.

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mike mccarthy (mike-mccarthy) said : 		#2

Thanks Gilbert Mendoza, that solved my question.