>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of Rudi Ahlers >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:55 AM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: Re: How to disable screen locking system-wide? > >>>> By default, CentOS v5 requires a user's password when the system wakes >>>> up from the screensaver. This can be disabled by each user, but how >>>> can I disable this system-wide? Many of my users forget to do this, >>>> which results in workstations being locked up. >>> >>>Ctrl-Alt-Bksp will fix that right up. I'm not a big fan of users leaving >>>workstations unsecured when they walk away. >> >> >> Wouldn't that kill any programs, or whatever, the user has running? >> > >Yup, and it totally defeats the purpose of what the OP actually wanted >todo. Imagine your account being busy with your year-end books, and >has to run to the toilet (she is a bit sick) now you come and press >CTRL+ALT+Bksp and loose everything she's done. And, if she had a lot >of invoices and statements already processed then she may need to redo >it. Now, how do you explain to your boss that you just cost him >another day with an expensive accountant because you're too ignorant >to properly address the issue? Yeah, that's exactly what I was getting to. 8-) Actually, I'd be interested in an answer to the OP's question too. So far I've always used a somewhat crude method to kill a users screen-saver to be able to get to the desktop... Disabling the screen-saver's password-protection globally, while still keeping the screen-saver on and working, would be pretty nifty. We use mostly Gnome, and KDE here and there. Is this possible to do in either? -- /Sorin
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