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Thread: User account picture location in 12.04

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    User account picture location in 12.04

    While going through the setup process, I used my webcam to take a user picture for my account.
    Does anyone know where I could locate this file? As the title says, I'm currently running 12.04.
    Thank you!

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    Re: User account picture location in 12.04

    Hi Savella,

    It's in your Home folder. You'll need to go view/hidden files to see it though.

    It's called ".face" (without speech marks ofcourse).
    Windows free since '09 - never looked back!

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    Re: User account picture location in 12.04

    Quote Originally Posted by Baldrick_NZ View Post
    Hi Savella,

    It's in your Home folder. You'll need to go view/hidden files to see it though.

    It's called ".face" (without speech marks ofcourse).
    Not in 12.04.

    User face icons are in /var/lib/AccountsService/icons

    One 96x96 png file per user.

    But you can (as root) edit the file /var/lib/AccountsService/users/<yourusername>
    and change the Icon entry:

    Code:
    [User]
    XSession=ubuntu
    XKeyboardLayouts=
    Background=/usr/share/backgrounds/contest/precise.xml
    Icon=<any image file, defaults to /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/<yourusername>

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    Re: User account picture location in 12.04

    Does this mean it's not yet possible to add the profile pictures without the terminal? I couldn't find it in the settings.

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    Re: User account picture location in 12.04

    Ahh, found it. Just had to click on the image placeholder of the account.

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    Re: User account picture location in 12.04

    Quote Originally Posted by bvanaerde View Post
    Ahh, found it. Just had to click on the image placeholder of the account.
    Thank you!! This reply of yours saved me too!

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