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Since doing "emerge -D -uav system" and "emerge -D -uav world" last |
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Saturday, I have noticed that my x86 machine locks itself up whenever |
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the keyboard and mouse are idle for about 10 minutes. Unlocking it is |
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simply a matter of typing the user's password. However, the frequency |
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with which I have to unlock the system is annoying. I would like to |
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either deactivate the locking system or increase the period of |
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inactivity allowed before the system locks. Unfortunately, I don't know |
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whether the locking is done by gentoo, x11, fluxbox, or some other |
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component of my system. My only clue is the appearance of the locked |
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screen: In the center of the screen there is a rectangle, within which |
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appear, from top to bottom, the user's name, the machine's name, a blank |
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for the user's password, and finally three buttons labeled "switch |
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user," "cancel," and "unlock." I would be very grateful for suggestions |
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about how to discover what program is locking the system and how to |
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change its behavior. |
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John P. Burkett |
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Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
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and Department of Economics |
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University of Rhode Island |
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Kingston, RI 02881-0808 |
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USA |
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phone (401) 874-9195 |
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