Xscreensaver will not lock the screen if you are logged in as root. -----Original Message----- From: Devidas Komarath Menon [mailto:dkomarat@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:35 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: can't "lock screen" in Gnome Desktop - Redhat 9 hi, the same problem here, even i am unable to lock my Gnome desktop. i have not tried in KDE. what could be the problem. ?? i am runnin RH 8. -- With Regards, Devidas Komarath. Cisco Systems, Inc. 'Empowering the Internet Generation'. Unix is friendly, it just chooses who its friends are..! Pete Nesbitt wrote: > On March 15, 2004 11:44 am, jg wrote: > >>This is odd, I'll log into my RH 9.0 desktop, fire up >>some apps, (i.e., Opera, VmWare with XP inside, >>gAIM/yahoo, some terminals, etc...) >> >>At 1st after a fresh login, I can select lock screen & >>it will lock. >>Then I don't know, for some reason, later on, >>unpredictably, as I use the system more, maybe open >>more apps, close some, etc... >>I go to lock the screen again & nothing. It will not >>lock. It just stays there. >>I try closing all my apps thinking something is hung, >>or what not, it still will not lock, so I have to >>resort to logging out completely. >>What could cause this? >>And, isn't there a hot-key sequence to lock my screen? >> >>On a related note... >>I notice sometimes apps kind of unexpectedly >>stutter/hang momentarily too, not sure why. >>My machine is a P4 2Ghz/512Mb Ram w/ swap file = >>1024Mb. >> >>Not running any big services on it, only rsource >>sucking app is VmWare (XP inside, used for Outlook >>only) and i don't always run it.... >>Again this is RH 9.0. >> >>Any idear? > > > > Hi, > I have the same problem with the desktop locking at work, but I use RH9 & KDE. > Everything works fine on mine until I fire up vmware, then even quitting > vmware does not allow the desktop to be locked. You can fall back to puting > vmware full screen and locking wibndows, although that is only an illusion of > security, it doesn't actually lock the Linux desktop. > > As for the performance, you may have noticed that vmware runs a whole bunch of > processes at nice -19 (the highest priority!) I have a script that reduces > the priority level on all the user owned vmware processes. So far I have left > the root owned ones as they are. > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is intended solely for the above-mentioned recipient and it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error, please notify us immediately at 775-885-2211 and delete the e-mail. You must not copy, distribute, disclose or take any action in reliance on it. This e-mail message and any attached files have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. However, you are advised that you open any attachments at your own risk. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is intended solely for the above-mentioned recipient and it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error, please notify us immediately at 775-885-2211 and delete the e-mail. You must not copy, distribute, disclose or take any action in reliance on it. This e-mail message and any attached files have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. However, you are advised that you open any attachments at your own risk. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
