I would up hacking indicator-session locally to omit the label. In case it's of interest, here's the change I made and a screenshot of the result.
** Patch added: "nobble_real_name.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/812728/+attachment/2347413/+files/nobble_real_name.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812728 Title: [oneiric] Optionally hide user name in panel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/812728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs