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From: Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] screen locks too frequently
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:31:06
Message-Id: 1209043535.2902.21.camel@orpheus
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] screen locks too frequently by "John P. Burkett"
1 On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 16:02 -0400, John P. Burkett wrote:
2
3 > My only clue is the appearance of the locked
4 > screen: In the center of the screen there is a rectangle, within which
5 > appear, from top to bottom, the user's name, the machine's name, a blank
6 > for the user's password, and finally three buttons labeled "switch
7 > user," "cancel," and "unlock." I would be very grateful for suggestions
8 > about how to discover what program is locking the system and how to
9 > change its behavior.
10
11 sounds like gnome-screensaver. I prefer xscreensaver for it's greater
12 configuration options - opinions vary.
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14 To disable it, you can use gnome-screensaver-preferences and play with
15 the options. To get rid of it, use gnome-session-properties.
16
17 HTH,
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19 Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
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21 History repeats itself -- the first time as a tragi-comedy, the second
22 time as bedroom farce.
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