Disable the Login Sound on Ubuntu
If you are constantly tweaking your setup the way I do, the login sound will drive you crazy after a short while. Of course, if you are constantly tweaking your setup, it's very unlikely that you are reading this article because you already know how to do this.
To change or disable the login sound, go to System \ Preferences \ Sound and click on the Sounds tab.
Change the dropdown to No sound, as shown:

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Is there a non-gui means of doing this? I'm using xubuntu, which does not have any system / preferences / sound region.
xubuntu gui is in System / Login Window
I have no business being here, I have an entirely different problem. But I couldn't help to read your post in the description on Google. Why don't you just mute it? I don't understand the trouble.
is there a way to copy the login sound… i want to use it as my windows login sound as well.
@Durell,
Brilliant! There's a clunking noise coming from under the hood of my car. Should I just turn up the radio?
@shillo
yes you can copy it.
File location: /usr/share/sounds/