turning off screensaver

[Jeffrey F. Bloss]

inhabitant of zion wrote:

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> Hi Jeffrey
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> Right firstly killall gnome-screensaver does not seem to have any
> effect.
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> Its the matrix one that is set. I tried what you suggested but for
> some reason every time I log it the %gconf.xml gets re-written back
> to its original settings.

Hmmmm... must be Gnome restarts the screen saver automagically. :(

Try logging out, then at the graphical login screen hit CTRL+ALT+F1 to
get to a terminal login. Use your normal login name and password there.

Do the 'killall' thing just to be sure, Then, rather than 'gedit
<path/to/file.name>' use 'vi path/to/file.name'. Hit 'i' to get into
the vi editor's "insert" mode, navigate with the arrows and make the
changes. 

Hit ESC when you're done editing, then type ':wq' (without the quotes
of course) and hit enter. Log out by typing 'exit' and hitting enter.
Get back to your graphical login with a CTRL+ALT+F7 and log in normally.

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