Lock screen does not work for root in gnome

[Warren Togami]

Paul Ionescu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I discovered that xscreensaver and lock screen does not work in gnome if
> the current user is "root".
> Is this a bug or a "feature" ?
> And another question, is there an options to change the unlock prompt from
> xscreensaver ? The default one is UGLY, and does not fit in Gnome desktop.
> 

This has NEVER worked for root.  It has something to do with 
xscreensaver not being very secure.  In any case you shouldn't be 
logging in as root anyway.  You should use su or sudo when you need root 
functions.

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com