How to make screensaver working again

[Vinicius]

Ambrogio escreveu:
> Hi all,
> 
> I mailed before, but no help found.
> So I checked also on bugzilla and found some old issues in which is
> written that screensaver wont work for root.
> 
> So my situation is.
> Before some change screensaver worked well for root (no blank screen but
> random screensaver), and password asked after 5 sec from the start of
> the screensaver.
> 
> In an annoying work day I changed and checked for a lot of screensaver,
> but after that screensaver wont work.
> 
> Now I'm not able to make screensaver start when logged as root, and
> password is not asked.
> 
> All works correctly if I lock the console manually.
> 
> Someone known why this behavior, but above all how to make it working as
> before?
> 
> Bye
>  Ambrogio
> 

Hello,

From "Frequently Asked Questions about gnome-screensaver"
(http://live.gnome.org/GnomeScreensaver/FrequentlyAskedQuestions):
"
...
Why doesn't my screen lock when I'm logged in as root?

gnome-screensaver will blank the screen but will not lock. This is for
security reasons. Seriously, it is very unwise to login as root in the
first place. Try logging in as an unprivileged user and using sudo or su
instead.
...
GnomeScreensaver/FrequentlyAskedQuestions (last edited 2006-06-07
14:11:44 by WilliamJonMcCann)
"

Do you use Gnome ou KDE?


Regards,
Vinicius.

P.S.: Google is your friend!

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