Karmic screensaver asks for password
Laura Conrad
lconrad at laymusic.org
Mon Nov 16 15:14:51 UTC 2009
>>>>> "NoOp" == NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> writes:
NoOp> $ mv /home/<username>/.gconf/apps/gnome-screensaver
NoOp> /home/<username>/.gconf/apps/x-gnome-screensaver-x
NoOp> $ sudo apt-get purge gnome-screensaver
NoOp> $ sudo apt-get update
NoOp> $ sudo apt-get upgrade
NoOp> $ sudo apt-get install gnome-screensaver
This doesn't change the behavior.
NoOp> .gconf/apps/gnome-screensaver is your screen saver settings and is an
NoOp> xml file which can be looked at/edited in the standard gedit text
NoOp> editor. When you reinstall gnome-screensaver it will create a new
NoOp> .gconf/apps/gnome-screensaver, so you can compare against the old
NoOp> 'x-gnome-screensaver-x' file.
No, it doesn't seem to have done that.
NoOp> You can also try the 'gnome-screensaver-command' options, see:
NoOp> <http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/karmic/en/man1/gnome-screensaver-command.1.html>
NoOp> Try inhibiting it first, then deactivate & then exit.
I'll try that later.
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