Am I the only one that’s getting tired of Leopards fireworks loginscreen? It turns out you can replace that image with anything of your choice. Heres how.

Go to

Hard Drive > System > Library > CoreServices > DefaultDesktop.jpg

replace that jpg with your new backdrop

Type in your admin password when prompted and you’re done!

Just remember to backup the original DefaultDesktop.jpg incase you decide to switch back to the default at a later date.

Via Lifehacker Comment

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5 Responses to “Mac Tip: Change The Login Screen In Mac OSX”
  1. gm says:

    does this work on 10.5?

  2. Erik says:

    Yes it will

    Apple has named all of their 10.x releases after a big cat
    10.5 = Leopard
    10.4 = Tiger
    10.3 = Panther
    10.2 = Jaguar
    10.1 = Puma
    10.0 = Cheetah

  3. halmz says:

    i cant find de defaut dsktop on core services n i,mma 10.4 mac book pro…some1 help me.

  4. jes says:

    I wasn't able to find defaultdesktop.jpg in my core services either 10.4

  5. panoramaone says:

    10.4 & lower, the “default desktop” thingy is called “deep blue” or something or other.

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