How to understand what screensaver (xscreensaver gnome-screensaver kscreensaver) is used

[Trond Danielsen]

On 7/19/06, Ambrogio <fn050202 at flashnet.it> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on my problem about screensaver that don't work after some
> update, and some reconfig.
>
> So I searched on google, and found that kscreensaver works also for
> root.
>
> I'm logged every time as root, for kind of activities that I have to do,
> and my screensaver worked well.
> It started afetr time configured, and locked the station.
>
> Now it doesn't start (only the screen becomes dark (not definitely black
> but with less light) and doesn't lock.
>
> I don't know why, but on my pc I didn't find nothing related to
> kscreensaver, even if kdebase is cerrectly installed.
>
> I think two things.
> First.. new kernel interfere with screensaver.
> Second.. I had kscreensaver configured, but now kscreensaver is not
> present.
>
> I'm using KDE
> So questions are:
> Why screensaver doesn't work for root, and before worked.
> How to recognise what screensaver is used (no daemon started)
> Why if I use Alt-Ctrl-L, or Menu -> Lock or the Applet on Panel to lock
> session, it works well (screensaver start and lock is good).
>
> If I can't solve this I will ask how to configure another user exactly
> as root (with all softwared configured). But I prefer to solve first the
> screensaver problem.
>
> Bye
>  Ambrogio
>
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I am shure others have said this before, and it is not an answer to
you question, but there is _really_ no need to log into X as root.
There are numerous reasons why you should not do this. Use su or sudo
to gain root access as a normal user.

-- 
Trond Danielsen