Unable To Lock XScreensaver in XFCE 4.10
Unable To Lock XScreensaver in XFCE 4.10
Greetings!
I'm unable to make Xscreensaver lock in XFCE 4.10 in Precise Retro 5.1.1 32bit, despite toggling the lock check. Xscreensaver otherwise works. When I use the panel buttons to drop xscreensaver's function panel another box also drops down stating:
xscreensaver-demo is running as user "root" on host "puppypc8702".
But the xscreensaver managing display ":0.0"
is running as user "nobody" on host "puppypc8702".
Since they are different users, they won't be reading/writing
the same ~/.xscreensaver file, so xscreensaver-demo isn't
going to work right.
You should either re-run xscreensaver-demo as "nobody", or re-run
xscreensaver as "root".
I don't know whether this impacts my locking problem. I was told to use xflock4 with xscreensaver but that locks me out totally because my password doesn't work with it and besides it isn't a timed lock-out like xscreensaver is. As an aside, when I boot-up it's in basic JWM mode with the XFCE session box appearing to pick and launch me into full XFCE mode, though I can switch between them via the Swapicons app hot-corner, in case this might have a bearing on my issue.
Thanks for any input!
Jim in NYC
I'm unable to make Xscreensaver lock in XFCE 4.10 in Precise Retro 5.1.1 32bit, despite toggling the lock check. Xscreensaver otherwise works. When I use the panel buttons to drop xscreensaver's function panel another box also drops down stating:
xscreensaver-demo is running as user "root" on host "puppypc8702".
But the xscreensaver managing display ":0.0"
is running as user "nobody" on host "puppypc8702".
Since they are different users, they won't be reading/writing
the same ~/.xscreensaver file, so xscreensaver-demo isn't
going to work right.
You should either re-run xscreensaver-demo as "nobody", or re-run
xscreensaver as "root".
I don't know whether this impacts my locking problem. I was told to use xflock4 with xscreensaver but that locks me out totally because my password doesn't work with it and besides it isn't a timed lock-out like xscreensaver is. As an aside, when I boot-up it's in basic JWM mode with the XFCE session box appearing to pick and launch me into full XFCE mode, though I can switch between them via the Swapicons app hot-corner, in case this might have a bearing on my issue.
Thanks for any input!
Jim in NYC
Hello, Try launching it with this script:
#!/ bin/sh
cd /
chmod 777 root
su nobody -c xscreensaver-demo
#exit
cd /
chmod 755 root
#!/ bin/sh
cd /
chmod 777 root
su nobody -c xscreensaver-demo
#exit
cd /
chmod 755 root
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The script has 2 little mistakes (blank spaces), just in the beginning. Instead of ...
it's ...
If you don't correct it you can't run the program. You get this message:
Sometimes you get this:
This way the XScreenSaver application seems to work well, except for the options "Lock Screen After", "Text Manipulation" and "Image Manipulation" (instead of our images or photos default ones are used by the modes that use them). The "Display Power Management" seems to work OK.
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#!/ bin/ sh
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#!/bin/sh
When you correct the script and run it (before you have to give it the execution permission) you get this message:Failed to execute child process "/root/viendo.sh" (Permission denied)
You can solve it creating it or changing the folder or directory there.Warning: Directory does not exist: "/usr/share/wallpapers"
Sometimes you get this:
I think that you have to click on "Yes" then.The XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running on display ":0". Launch it now?
This way the XScreenSaver application seems to work well, except for the options "Lock Screen After", "Text Manipulation" and "Image Manipulation" (instead of our images or photos default ones are used by the modes that use them). The "Display Power Management" seems to work OK.
In Slacko 5.7 by default we have a very simple screen saver (blank the screen): puxX (GUI for xset). It's in Menu - Desktop - pupX set properties of X - Screensaver.
And we also have by default the ones of xlock (password protected). If you run it with no parameters a random screensaver (animation mode) appears. To choose one we can run:
or
or
...
N.B.: we only have some of the modes of http://linux.die.net/man/1/xlock, seen in http://xlock.free.fr/screen.php3. These ones: http://puppylinuxfaq.org/bundled-softwa ... saver.html (I thiink instead of "You set a hot key" it should say "You set a password").
And we also have by default the ones of xlock (password protected). If you run it with no parameters a random screensaver (animation mode) appears. To choose one we can run:
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xlock -mode goop
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xlock -mode matrix
...
N.B.: we only have some of the modes of http://linux.die.net/man/1/xlock, seen in http://xlock.free.fr/screen.php3. These ones: http://puppylinuxfaq.org/bundled-softwa ... saver.html (I thiink instead of "You set a hot key" it should say "You set a password").