locking problem...again.

[Cameron Hutchison]

can_erogul wrote:

>>Run gnome-screensaver-command from a terminal window and see if that
>>works.

>No it does not:

>can at erogul:~$ gnome-screensaver-command
>gnome-screensaver-Message: Screensaver is not running!

Ok, for some reason gnome-screensaver was never started or it has died.

The gconf key /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver
control whether gnome-screensaver is started or not. run:

$ gconftool-2 -g /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver

If that returns 'true' then it should be being started on login (it is
started by gnome-settings-daemon), and gnome-screensaver must be dying.
Otherwise if you get 'false' that explains why it isn't running.

I can't find any gui that modifies this gconf key (I only looked in 
gnome-settings-daemon though - there may be another program that is
changing it).

You can set it to true with gconf-editor (gui) or on the command line:

$ gconftool-2 --type bool -s /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver true

(You'll need to logout and back in to get gnome-screensaver run, I think)

If it is being started, then a bug in gnome-screensaver must be causing
it to crash. That's a lot harder to track down and I'm not sure how at the
moment.