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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="prefs#sound"/>
    <desc>XXXXX</desc>

    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="outdated"/>
    <!-- Can you do this any more? Is there even a login sound? -->
    
    <credit type="author">
      <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
      <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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  <title>Disable or change the login sound</title>
  <p>
   When you login to your system, a default login sound is played.  You can easily disable it, or even change it to your favorite sound.
  </p>  
  <p>To disable the login sound:</p>
  <steps>
  <item>
  <p>
 Click on <gui>Activities</gui> to enter the overview, and type <input>startup applications</input>.  Click on the application icon, and the <gui>Startup Applications Preferences</gui> window opens. 
  </p>
  </item>
    <item>
  <p>
  Click on the <gui>Startup Programs</gui> tab. 
  </p>
  </item>
  <item>
  <p>
  Uncheck <gui>GNOME Login Sound</gui>. 
  </p>
 <p>
 Click <gui>Close</gui>.
</p>
  </item>
  
 </steps>

 <p>
 To change the login sound, make sure the above <gui>GNOME Login Sound</gui> is checked. Then follow these steps:
 </p>
 <steps>
     <item>
  <p>
  <link xref="search">Search for file</link> desktop-login.ogg in the folder <gui>File System</gui>.
  </p>
  </item>
  <item>
  <p>
   The file location will show in the <gui>Search results</gui>.  The file should be located in <cmd>usr/share/sound/&lt;your distro&gt;/stereo</cmd> where &lt;your distro&gt; is a file named Ubuntu, Freedesktop or other.
  </p>
  </item>
     <item>
  <p>
  Right-click on the file name, and click on <gui>Open Folder</gui>.
  </p>
  </item>
  <item>
  <p>
  Find and <link xref="files-rename">rename</link> the original file <file>desktop-login.ogg</file> to <file>desktop-login-original.ogg</file> for backup.
  </p>
  </item>
  <item>
  <p>
  <link xref="files-copy">Copy</link> the sound file you prefer in ogg format to the above folder and name the file as <file>desktop-login.ogg</file>.
  </p>
  </item>
 <item>
<p>
 Log out and log back in and the new login sound will be in effect.
</p>
 </item>
 </steps>
 <note>
 <p>
  You can change the default logout sound in the same way as described above.  You would need to rename the original file <file>desktop-logout.ogg</file> to <file>desktop-logout-original.ogg</file> for backup. Then copy the sound file you prefer (in ogg format) to the above mentioned folder, and name the file as <file>desktop-logout.ogg</file>. 
 </p>
 </note>

  <comment>
   <cite date="2010-10-31" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite>
   <p>Instructions on turning off the sound that is made when the user logs in. Mention how to change it too, and how to make it quieter.</p>
  </comment>
	
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